pityroid

/pit"euh royd'/, adj. Med.

scaly; resembling bran.

[1840-50; < Gk pítyr(on) bran, scale + -OID]

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pitˈyroid adjective (archaic)

Bran-like

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Main Entry: ↑pityriasis

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pityroid, a. rare.

(ˈpɪtɪrɔɪd)

[f. Gr. πίτυρ-ον bran + -oid: cf. Gr. πιτυρώδης bran-like.]

Resembling bran; bran-like.

in Smart; and in later Dicts.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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Pityroid — Pit y*roid, a. [Gr. ? bran + oid.] Having the form of, or resembling, bran. Smart. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pityroid — /pit euh royd /, adj. Med. scaly; resembling bran. [1840 50; < Gk pítyr(on) bran, scale + OID] * * * … Universalium
pityroid — SYN: furfuraceous. [G. pityrodes, branlike, fr. pityron, bran, + eidos, resemblance] * * * pit·y·roid (pitґĭ roid) 1. furfuraceous. 2. branny … Medical dictionary
furfuraceous — Branny, or composed of small scales; denoting a form of desquamation. SYN: pityroid. [L. furfuraceus, fr. furfur, bran] * * * fur·fu·ra·ceous .fər f(y)ə rā shəs adj consisting of or covered with flaky particles <furfuraceous eczema> * * *… … Medical dictionary

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