amygdaloid

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə mig′də loid′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•myg•da•loid  (ə mig′də loid′),USA pronunciation n. [Petrol.]
  1. Rocksa volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by the expansion of gas or steam have later become filled with deposits of various minerals.

adj. Also, a•myg′da•loi′dal. 
  1. Rocks(of rocks) containing amygdules.
  2. almond-shaped.
  3. Anatomyof or pertaining to an amygdala.
  • Latin amygdal(a) almond + -oid
  • 1785–95

'amygdaloid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
amygdule

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