shroudlike
English
Etymology
shroud + -like
Adjective
shroudlike (comparative more shroudlike, superlative most shroudlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a shroud.
- 2009 October 6, Carl Zimmer, “Self-Destructive Behavior in Cells May Hold Key to a Longer Life”, in New York Times:
- To devour a mitochondrion, a cell first swaddles it in a shroudlike membrane, which is then transported to a lysosome.
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