sclerotic

sclerotic is a 9-letter English word with 7 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 16 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often cartilaginous and sometimes bony.
2. adjective. Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye; sclerotical.
3. adjective. Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.
4. noun. The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of Eye (d).
5. adjective. Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.
6. adjective. of or relating to the sclera of the eyeball

   "sclerotic tissue"

7. adjective. relating to or having sclerosis; hardened

   "a sclerotic patient"

   Synonyms: sclerosed

Synonyms

sclerosed

Common word forms

sclerotics, sclerotical

Words from these letters

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