coronoid

English

Adjective

coronoid (not comparable)

1. (anatomy) Shaped like the beak of a crow.

Noun

coronoid (plural coronoids)

1. (anatomy) A slender bone that forms part of the lower jaw of primitive vertebrates.
2. (organic chemistry) Any polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derived from coronene.

Derived terms

• coronoid process
• mixicoronoid
• paracoronoid
• postcoronoid
• precoronoid
• subcoronoid