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shroudlike
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From
shroud
+
-like
.
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shroudlike
(
comparative
more
shroudlike
,
superlative
most
shroudlike
)
Resembling or characteristic of a
shroud
.
2009
October 6, Carl Zimmer, “Self-Destructive Behavior in Cells May Hold Key to a Longer Life”, in
New York Times
[1]
:
To devour a mitochondrion, a cell first swaddles it in a
shroudlike
membrane, which is then transported to a lysosome.
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