Amygdaloid

Word AMYGDALOID
Character 10
Hyphenation a myg da loid
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Amygdaloid"

What do we mean by amygdaloid?

A volcanic rock containing many amygdules. noun

Shaped like an almond. adjective

Of or relating to the amygdala. adjective

Resembling a volcanic rock that contains many amygdules. adjective

Almond-shaped.

Pertaining to or resembling amygdaloid.

Pertaining to the amygdalæ; tonsilar.

The name given by geologists to igneous rocks or lavas of various composition, of which the most obvious external feature is that they have an amygdaloidal structure. (See amygdaloidal.) noun

Almond-shaped. adjective

Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock amygdaloid. adjective

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. noun

Shaped like an almond. adjective

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava. noun

Volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits noun

Shaped like an almond adjective

A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes of different minerals, especially agates, quartz, calcite, and the zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Amygdaloid

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The word "amygdaloid" in example sentences

The binding of [(125)I]RTI 55 to DA transporter was significantly lower in the basal and central amygdaloid nuclei, whereas the binding of [(125)I]epidepride to D2/D3 receptors was significantly higher in the basal, central, and lateral amygdaloid nuclei in major depression compared with control subjects. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The specific binding of [(125)I]RTI 55 to the DA transporter, [(3)H]SCH 23390 to the D1 receptor and [(125)I]epidepride to D2/D3 receptors were measured in the right amygdaloid complex in postmortem brains from 11 subjects with major depression and 11 matched control subjects. ❋ Unknown (2006)

We spent forty-two and a half hours, paddling at the rate of five miles an hour, in coming from Linyanti to the confluence; there we found a dike of amygdaloid lying across the Leeambye. ❋ Unknown (2004)

This amygdaloid with analami and mesotype contains crystals, which the water gradually dissolves, leaving the rock with a worm-eaten appearance. ❋ Unknown (2004)

The gray matter of the caudate nucleus bends upon itself, and its other end is the amygdaloid nucleus ( "almond-shaped," again because of its shape). ❋ Asimov, Isaac (1963)

Florida levels, still lingers; and presently, amid bits of syenite, volcanic tuff and scoria, she has found this nodule of amygdaloid. ❋ Various (N/A)

Like the chlorastrolites, they result from the weathering of the amygdaloid rock, in which they occur as small nodules, and in the same manner are sold by jewelers in the cities bordering on Lake ❋ Various (N/A)

TETZONTLI, porous amygdaloid lava, a stone much used for building in ❋ Edward Burnett Tylor (N/A)

Here the same plant has in the same way affected the porous amygdaloid with which the pyramids are faced, and has cut up the surface sadly; but the vegetation which covers them will at any rate defend them from the rains, and now centuries will make but little change in the appearance of these remarkable buildings. ❋ Edward Burnett Tylor (N/A)

The tops of the hills are often crowned with basaltic columns, and a soft porous amygdaloid abounds on the outskirts of the Mexican valley. ❋ Edward Burnett Tylor (N/A)

She listens as to a fairy tale, and then I tell her of the stellar crystals concealed in the rough crust of the amygdaloid. ❋ Various (N/A)

Excavated in the same amygdaloid rock, the temples and monasteries differ in aspect from those of Ajunta, on account of the form of the mountain. ❋ Various (N/A)

A nodule of amygdaloid, a coarse pebble enveloped in a whitish semi-crystalline paste, lies on the table before me. ❋ Various (N/A)

Other fibers are said to pass in the opposite direction from the amygdaloid nucleus to the thalamus. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The amygdaloid nucleus and the tænia semicircularis (stria terminalis) probably belong to the central olfactory apparatus. ❋ Unknown (1918)

The two strands ultimately join to form the tænia and pass backward in the groove between the caudate nucleus and the thalamus to the amygdaloid nucleus. ❋ Unknown (1918)

Remember that unsoaked peas are hard, forcible, and surcharged with a nitrogenous amygdaloid that is in reality what chemical science calls putrate of lead. ❋ Stephen Leacock (1906)

Together with the cavities formed by amygdaloid chambers and crevices caused by erosion, they give the cliffs the appearance of a huge, irregular honeycomb. ❋ Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier (1877)

Mr. Collins found the bank composed of amygdaloid sand, decomposed rock and sandstone, with many traces of iron. ❋ Thomas Wallace Knox (1865)

It contains balls of mandelstein, or amygdaloid, eight or ten inches in diameter. ❋ Unknown (1851)

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