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adj
Of or pertaining to the ectoderm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of or relating to the ectoderm
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: ectodermic
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1éǵh Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h1eǵhs Proto-Hellenic *eks Ancient Greek ἐκ (ek) Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1éntos Proto-Hellenic *entós Ancient Greek ἐντός (entós) Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós)der. English ecto- English derm English -al English dermal English ectodermal From ecto- + dermal.
