See Also: isopodiform(medicine)

bulk (iou) and isopodiform (medicine)


bulk (iou)



bulk verb. M16.
[from BULK noun1.]
verb intrans. Be of bulk; appear large or weighty; seem large etc. in respect of size or importance. M16.
bulk up swell, rise in bulk or mass.
G. Gorer Some qualities which bulk very high for one sex, drop to practical insignificance for the Other.
verb trans. Pile in heaps. E17.
verb trans. Combine (consignments of a commodity) together. L19.
verb trans. Make (paper, yarn, etc.) appear thicker by suitable treatment. M20.

isopodiform (medicine)


isopodiform
<zoology> Having the shape of an isopod; said of the larvae of certain insects.

Origin: Isopod.

Source: Websters Dictionary