English Explanatory Dictionary

micropile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Microfleece (material).
  2. A type of very small diameter pile used in building/construction.
  3. Opening in the seed coat which allows water to enter.
  4. An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa permitted.

Word forms

micropile micropiles

Etymology

From micro- + pile.

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