valvular

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
19
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈvælvjʊlə(ɹ)/

Definition of valvular

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
    “It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Of or pertaining to valves, such as those of the heart.
    “It was Charles Sherrington (1857–1952) who named that valvular connection (later found to be a gap) the synapse.”
  2. (not-comparable)Like a valve.

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Etymology

From New Latin valvulāris, from valvula + -āris. By surface analysis, valvula + -ar.

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