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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A particulate composed of lipid bilayers rolled up into a spiral

Adjective

1. 1
   Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

anfractuouscochleatedcochleatedcorkscrewhelicalspiral

Etymology

From Latin cochleatus (“spiral or screw-formed”). See cochlea.

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