Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In mineralogy, exhibiting a fibrous structure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Min.) Having the form of threads; fibrous.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective mineralogy Having the form of
threads ;fibrous .
Etymologies
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
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The two girls both died before they were five from the rare form of muscular dystrophy called nemaline myopathy.
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
Thread-like.
November 28, 2007
sionnach commented on the word nemaline
Thread-like and all bunched up in the middle of the alphabet. Personally I like words to be a little more adventurous when it comes to consonants.
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
Gosh, sionnach--I didn't realize you'd have such a strong reaction to this word. :-)
November 29, 2007
bilby commented on the word nemaline
You have to admit it's not a very impressive word. Sounds like a brand name for a drug that cures burping or something equally life-threatening.
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
Granted. We should shoot the person who coined this word. ;-)
November 29, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word nemaline
I think it sounds like a semi-precious stone. Like tourmaline. Only uglier.
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
It does sound like a lame brand name. I even checked to be sure. However, it does have the same root as nematode, which is a great word.
November 29, 2007
bilby commented on the word nemaline
It's all a bit conventional though. The nematode the nemaline.
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
It's decided, then. This is almost as bad as the s-word.
November 29, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word nemaline
Oh it is not. You're overreacting. There are plenty of stupidisms alone, for example, that top this poor unoffending word. It can't help it that it was born ugly!
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
I was trying to be sarcastic. But apparently I failed. ;-)
November 29, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word nemaline
Well, I meant "you" in the plural...
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
Good. Because I happen to think this is a fine little word.
November 29, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word nemaline
There's a rare disease called nemaline myopathy (if anybody's interested).
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
Do tell, SoG. Some of us are interested.
*listening attentively*
November 29, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word nemaline
I'm afraid I've never seen a case!
November 29, 2007
reesetee commented on the word nemaline
From the sound of it, that probably makes you a lucky doc! :-)
November 29, 2007