diploe
diploe · diploes
The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which…The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
/ˈdɪp.loʊˌi/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The thin layer of soft, spongy, or cancellate tissue between the bone plates which constitute the skull.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Synonym of mesophyll.
Origin
From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (From Ancient Greek διπλόη (diplóē, “literally, a fold”), noun use of feminine of διπλόος (diplóos, “double”).
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Forms
plural: diploesSynonyms
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4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable