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Definition: ANTHRACOID

Part of Speech Definition
Adjective 1. Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb anthracoidly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(anthracoidly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anthracoid.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Anthracoid" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Anthracoid \An"thra*coid\, adjective. [Anthrax -oid.]. (references)

Definition: ANTHRACOID

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adjective1. Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as, an anthracoid microbe.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb anthracoidly.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adverb Form
(anthracoidly)
1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective anthracoid.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "ANTHRACOID" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Note: Anthracoid \An"thra*coid\, adjective. [Anthrax -oid.]. (references)