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Abactinal Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -al

Abactinal has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Adjective
1

(of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated

2

Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.

See Also
actinal radiate
Related Terms
Antonyms
actinal

Origin

The word comes from combining the prefix ab- with actinal. It originally meant "away from the side where the mouth is located."

Rhyming Words
nal unal anal enal binal ianal fanal genal penal conal winal final monal manal gonal dunal zonal venal banal tonal
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