Corpuscular

//kɔːˈpʌskjʊlə// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or composed of corpuscles; particulate.
Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to corpuscles wordnet

Synonyms

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atomicembryonicevanescentgerminalgranulargranular

Example

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"She looked at the corpuscular mass under the microscope and was relieved to find it was not cancerous."

Etymology

From corpuscle + -ar.

Related phrases

corpuscular philosophycorpuscular radiationcorpuscular theory

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