Antonyms for nodular
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : noj-uh-ler |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɒdʒ ə lər |
Definition of nodular
Origin :- 1794, from nodule + -ar. Related: Nodularity.
- As in rough : adj uneven, irregular
- Also, nodular or kidney-shaped masses of what the quarrymen call plaster-eggs—apparently snowy gypsum.
- Extract from : « Summary Narrative of an Exploratory Expedition to the Sources of the Mississippi River, in 1820 » by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft
- The nodular type, however, may occur in the aorta alone, the branches remaining free.
- Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
- This may be seen especially at Goslar, where the nodular lumps of dark grey colour are called vitriol stone (lapis atramenti).
- Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
- Misy when it effloresces in no great quantity from the others is like a kind of pollen, otherwise it is nodular.
- Extract from : « De Re Metallica » by Georgius Agricola
- When nodular growths can be felt in the free border or surface of the liver, the diagnosis is generally easily established.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
- The latter is undoubtedly the usual condition, and when the nodular masses are incised an abundant creamy juice exudes.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
- The tumor is rounded in outline and nodular, and varies in size, density, and color according to the form of carcinoma present.
- Extract from : « A System of Practical Medicine By American Authors, Vol. II » by Various
- It has been customary to differentiate three types: nodular; diffuse; senile.
- Extract from : « Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: » by Louis Marshall Warfield
- Nodular lumps of pyrites and crystals of selenite are of frequent occurrence.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 8 » by Various
- The eruption of glanders on the mucous membranes is nodular, hard, and pelletlike.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of the Horse » by United States Department of Agriculture
Synonyms for nodular
- asperous
- bearded
- brambly
- bristly
- broken
- bumpy
- bushy
- chapped
- choppy
- coarse
- cragged
- craggy
- cross-grained
- disheveled
- fuzzy
- hairy
- harsh
- jagged
- knobby
- knotty
- nappy
- nodular
- not smooth
- ridged
- rocky
- ruffled
- rugged
- scabrous
- scraggy
- shaggy
- sharp
- stony
- tangled
- tousled
- tufted
- unequal
- unfinished
- unlevel
- unshaven
- unshorn
- woolly
- wrinkled
- wrinkly
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