-oid, -oidal, -oidism, -odic

(Greek: a suffix; like, resembling, similar to, form)

deltoidal

The shape of a Greek capital delta (Δ); triangular.

dendriform, dendroid

1. Like a tree.
2. In the form or shape of a tree.
3. Branching like the limbs of a tree, as a dendriform process.

dendroid, dendroidal; dendriform

1. Shaped or formed like a tree; tree-like; aborescent.
2. In biology, of or relating to a tree or its growth patterns; resembling a tree.
3. Something showing many branches.

dentinoid

dentoid

dentoiden

dermoid

dinosauroid

Resembling or like a dinosaur.

diploid

diploidy

echinoid

ellipsoid

elytroid

Resembling a beetle's wing case.

encephaloid

1. Resembling the brain or brain substance.
2. Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.

endotoxoid

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(Greek: a suffix; like, resembling, similar to, form)

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