| GYROIDAL | • gyroidal adj. Spiral in arrangement or action. • gyroidal adj. (Crystallography) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that they all incline to the right (or left)… • gyroidal adj. Turning the plane of polarization circularly or spirally to the right or left. |
| TOROIDAL | • toroidal adj. Having the shape of a torus or toroid. • TOROIDAL adj. like a toroid, shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring. |
| CHOROIDAL | • choroidal adj. Of or pertaining to the choroid. • choroidal n. Choroidal effusion. • CHOROIDAL adj. pertaining to the choroid coat. |
| STEROIDAL | • steroidal adj. (Biochemistry) Of, being, or derived from a steroid. • STEROIDAL adj. relating to steroids. |
| THYROIDAL | • thyroidal adj. (Physiology) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the thyroid. • THYROIDAL adj. relating to the thyroid gland. |
| ASTEROIDAL | • asteroidal adj. Of or pertaining to an asteroid. • ASTEROIDAL adj. of or pertaining to an asteroid, or to the asteroids. |
| CENTROIDAL | • centroidal adj. Of or pertaining to a centroid. • centroidal adj. (Graph theory, of a tree) Having a single centroid. • CENTROIDAL adj. of or like a centroid. |
| DENDROIDAL | • dendroidal adj. Dendroid; resembling a shrub or tree. • DENDROIDAL adj. treelike, also DENDROID. |
| SPHEROIDAL | • spheroidal adj. Like a spheroid; roughly spherical. • spheroidal n. A spheroid. • SPHEROIDAL adj. having the form of a spheroid. |
| TOROIDALLY | • toroidally adv. In a toroidal manner. • toroidally adv. So as to form a toroid. • TOROIDAL adv. like a toroid, shaped like a doughnut or anchor-ring. |
| CHANCROIDAL | • chancroidal adj. Relating to chancroid. • CHANCROIDAL adj. of or like a chancroid, a type of venereal sore. |
| HYSTEROIDAL | • HYSTEROIDAL adj. like hysteria, also HYSTEROID. |
| METEOROIDAL | • meteoroidal adj. (Astronomy) Of or pertaining to meteoroids. • METEOROIDAL adj. like a meteor. |
| NONSTEROIDAL | • nonsteroidal adj. (Biochemistry) That does not consist of or contain steroids. • nonsteroidal n. Any drug not containing steroids. • non-steroidal adj. Alternative form of nonsteroidal. |
| SACCHAROIDAL | • saccharoidal adj. (Mineralogy) Having a texture like granulated sugar. • SACCHAROIDAL adj. like loaf sugar in texture, usually applied to marbles and quartzites of fine to medium grain, also SACCHAROID. |
| SPHEROIDALLY | • spheroidally adv. In a spheroidal manner. • SPHEROIDAL adv. having the form of a spheroid. |
| HEMISPHEROIDAL | • hemispheroidal adj. Approximating a hemisphere in shape. • HEMISPHEROIDAL adj. in the form of a half-sphere. |
| SUPRACHOROIDAL | • suprachoroidal adj. (Anatomy) suprachoroid. • SUPRACHOROIDAL adj. relating to, or being the layer of loose connective tissue situated between the choroid and sclerotic coats of the eyeball. |