putaminous
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putaminous — pu·tam·i·nous … English syllables
putaminous — adjective see putamen … Useful english dictionary
putamen — putaminous /pyooh tam euh neuhs/, adj. /pyooh tay min/, n., pl. putamina / tam euh neuh/. 1. Bot. a hard or stony endocarp, as a peach stone. 2. a shell membrane. [1820 30; < L putamen, equiv. to puta(re) to prune, clean + men resultative suffix] … Universalium
Wilson's disease — Wil·son s disease wil sənz n a hereditary disease that is characterized by the accumulation of copper in the body (as in the liver, brain, or cornea) due to abnormal copper metabolism associated with ceruloplasmin deficiency, that is determined… … Medical dictionary
putamen — n. fruit stone; membrane lining eggshell. ♦ putaminous, a … Dictionary of difficult words
