Chondrus

Chondrus
noun
a genus of protoctist
• Syn: ↑genus Chondrus
• Hypernyms: ↑protoctist genus
• Member Holonyms: ↑Gigartinaceae, ↑family Gigartinaceae
• Member Meronyms: ↑Irish moss, ↑carrageen, ↑carageen, ↑carragheen, ↑Chondrus crispus

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chondrus /konˈdrəs/
noun (pl chondrī)
1. A cartilage
2. A chondrule
3. (with cap) a genus of cartilaginous red seaweeds to which carrageen belongs
ORIGIN: Gr chondros a grain, grit, cartilage
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chonˈdral adjective
chondre /konˈdər/ noun
A chondrule
chondrificāˈtion noun
Formation of chondrin, or development of or change into cartilage
chonˈdrify transitive verb and intransitive verb
To change into cartilage
chonˈdrin noun
A firm, elastic, translucent, bluish-white gelatinous substance, the matrix of cartilage
chonˈdrite noun
1. A meteorite containing chondrules
2. A fossil resembling Chondrus
chonˈdroid adjective
Like cartilage
chonˈdrule noun
A rounded granule found in meteorites and in deep-sea deposits

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