"nemaline" meaning in English

See nemaline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more nemaline [comparative], most nemaline [superlative]
Etymology: Latin nema (“thread”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|nema||thread}} Latin nema (“thread”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} nemaline (comparative more nemaline, superlative most nemaline)
  1. (mineralogy) Having the form of threads; fibrous. Categories (topical): Mineralogy

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