wormlike
See also: worm-like
English
Alternative forms
- worm-like
Etymology
worm + -like
Adjective
wormlike (comparative more wormlike, superlative most wormlike)
- Resembling or characteristic of a worm.
- The plastic fishing lure was remarkably wormlike.
- He has a wormlike view of the universe.
- (chemistry, of the molecules of a polymer) Having a smoothly curved form when heated.
Derived terms
- wormlike chain
Translations
similar to a worm
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See also
- helminthic
- vermian
- vermiform