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Etymology

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From hole +‎ -like.

Adjective

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holelike (comparative more holelike, superlative most holelike)

  1. Having the form of a hole
    • 2019 October 30, Naoya Miyauchi, Tomoya Iwasawa, Taro Yakabe, Masahiro Tosa, Toyohiko Shindo, Shoji Takagi, Akiko N. Itakura, “Visualization and characterization of localized outgassing position on surface-treated specimens: Chromium oxide layer on stainless steel”, in Applied Surface Science, volume 492, →DOI, pages 280-284:
      Outgassing of hydrogen was detected from the holelike defects on the treated surface. However, hydrogen was not released from all the holelike defects seen in the SEM image.