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foraminate
or
fo·ram·i·nous
[ f
uh
-
ram
-
uh
-nit ]
SHOW IPA
/ fəˈræm ə nɪt /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
full of holes or foramina.
Origin of foraminate
1590–1600; < Late Latin
forāminātus
bored, pierced, equivalent to
forāmin-
(stem of
forāmen
)
foramen
+
-ātus
-ate
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OTHER WORDS FROM foraminate
fo·ram·i·na·tion
,
noun
Words nearby foraminate
foramen magnum
,
foramen of vena cava
,
foramen spinosum
,
foramina
,
foraminal node
,
foraminate
,
foraminifer
,
foraminiferan
,
forasmuch as
,
forasmuchas
,
foray