a. [ Zinc + -oid. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, zinc; -- said of the electricity of the zincous plate in connection with a copper plate in a voltaic circle; also, designating the positive pole. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; quoit-shaped, &unr_; a round plate, quoit +
Discoid flower (Bot.),
n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. discoïdal. ] Disk-shaped; discoid. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Gr. &unr_; quoit-shaped, &unr_; a round plate, quoit +
Discoid flower (Bot.),
n. Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a discoid shell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. discoïdal. ] Disk-shaped; discoid. [ 1913 Webster ]