Shroudlike

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.

    "To devour a mitochondrion, a cell first swaddles it in a shroudlike membrane, which is then transported to a lysosome."

Example

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"To devour a mitochondrion, a cell first swaddles it in a shroudlike membrane, which is then transported to a lysosome."

Etymology

From shroud + -like.

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