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PRONUNCIATION OF WORMLIKE

wormlike  [ˈwɜːmlaɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORMLIKE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wormlike is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WORMLIKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of wormlike in the English dictionary

The definition of wormlike in the dictionary is resembling a worm in some way.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORMLIKE


alike
əˈlaɪk
bird-like
ˈbɜːdˌlaɪk
childlike
ˈtʃaɪldˌlaɪk
comblike
ˈkəʊmlaɪk
dislike
dɪsˈlaɪk
godlike
ˈɡɒdˌlaɪk
homelike
ˈhəʊmˌlaɪk
human-like
ˈhjuːmənˌlaɪk
ladylike
ˈleɪdɪˌlaɪk
lifelike
ˈlaɪfˌlaɪk
like
laɪk
like-for-like
ˌlaɪkfəˈlaɪk
likes
ˈlaɪk
lookalike
ˈlʊkəˌlaɪk
soul-like
ˈsəʊlˌlaɪk
summer-like
ˈsʌməˌlaɪk
sunlike
ˈsʌnˌlaɪk
unlike
ʌnˈlaɪk
wandlike
ˈwɒndˌlaɪk
womblike
ˈwuːmlaɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORMLIKE

worm wheel
worm-eaten
worm´s eye view
wormcast
wormer
wormeries
wormery
wormfly
wormhole
wormholed
wormier
wormiest
wormil
worminess
worming powder
wormish
worms
wormseed
wormwood
wormy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORMLIKE

armlike
beamlike
cormlike
creamlike
daydreamlike
dreamlike
drumlike
feel like
foamlike
gemlike
gumlike
jamlike
palmlike
phantomlike
plumlike
scumlike
seamlike
stemlike
streamlike
there´s nothing like

Synonyms and antonyms of wormlike in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «wormlike» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WORMLIKE

Find out the translation of wormlike to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wormlike from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wormlike» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

蠕虫状
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

wormlike
570 millions of speakers

English

wormlike
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीड़ो जैसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

wormlike
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

червеобразный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

wormlike
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

wormlike
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vermiculaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Wormlike
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

wurmartigen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ひも状
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

wormlike
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Wormlike
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

wormlike
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

wormlike
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वर्डमालिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

solucan gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

wormlike
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wormlike
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоподібний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

wormlike
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκωληκοειδής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wurmagtige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

wormlike
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

wormlike
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wormlike

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORMLIKE»

The term «wormlike» is normally little used and occupies the 110.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORMLIKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wormlike

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORMLIKE»

Discover the use of wormlike in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wormlike and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Helical Wormlike Chains in Polymer Solutions
The book includes a reasonable number of theoretical equations, tables, figures, and computer-aided forms, enough to provide understanding of the basic theory and to facilitate its application to experimental data for the polymer molecular ...
Hiromi Yamakawa, 1997
2
The Dynamics and Rheology of Shear-banding Wormlike Micelles ...
Non-Newtonian fluids play an important role in our daily world.
Erik Miller, 2007
3
Analytical Ultracentrifugation: Techniques and Methods
These cases can be described in terms of the famous wormlike chain of Kratky and Porod.1 The degree of flexibility is determined by the persistence length P, which measures the local stiffness. The overall aspect or conformation is ...
David J. Scott, Stephen E. Harding, Arthur J. Rowe, 2005
4
Giant Micelles: Properties and Applications
The persistence length, lp, which characterizes the rigidity of the wormlike micelle . Scattering methods (see Chapter 6) yield values of lp that can vary by orders of magnitude but usually are of tens of nm.3 The relation between L and lp ...
Raoul Zana, Eric W. Kaler, 2007
5
Polymer Characterization: Rheology, Laser Interferometry, ...
Mair RW, Callaghan PT (1996) Observation of shear banding in wormlike micelles by nmr velocity imaging. Eur Phys Lett 36(9):719–724 146. Mair RW, Callaghan PT (1997) Shear flow of wormlike micelles in pipe and cylindrical Cou- ette ...
Karel Dusek, Jean-François Joanny, Jean-François Berret, 2010
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Nanostructured Soft Matter: Experiment, Theory, Simulation ...
The philosophy behind the so-called Mesoworm model [33] is that the length scales and, more generally, the material properties of individual wormlike micelles can in principle be measured from detailed simulations or targeted experiments.
A.V. Zvelindovsky, 2007
7
Hybrid Particle-Continuum Methods in Computational Materials ...
The flow profile of the wormlike micellar solution has reflected elasticity coming from the orientation of fully grown wormlike micelles. 1 Introduction Macroscopic dynamics of soft matter (e.g. polymer melts, colloidal suspensions, liquid crystals,  ...
Martin H. Müser, Godehard Sutmann, Roland G. Winkler (Editors), 2013
8
Cancer: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional: 2011 ...
According to a study from the United States, “Stable and tumor-targeting multifunctional wormlike polymer vesicles simultaneously loaded with superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO) nanoparticles (NPs) as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) ...
‎2012
9
Complex-shaped Metal Nanoparticles: Bottom-Up Syntheses and ...
It is possible to maintain the wormlike structure by using dodecylamine (C12NH2) as capping agent, which is well known to have a weak binding affinity to palladium [44]. The wormlike particles made in reverse micelles (Figure 9.9a) are  ...
Tapan K. Sau, Andrey L. Rogach, 2012
10
Membrane Disruption Mechanism of Antimicrobial Peptides
wormlike micelle on the mica serves as a conduit for the transport of lipids from the bilayer core to the end- cap to fuel its subsequent extension. If indeed free peptides bind to the end-caps of existing wormlike micelles, the question remains as ...
Kin Lok Lam, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WORMLIKE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term wormlike is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Avila Beach Pier, weakened by wormlike critters, to remain closed …
The commission on Tuesday authorized the completion of an underwater survey to assess the pier's structural stability, which has been weakened by worm-like ... «The San Luis Obispo Tribune, Jun 15»
2
Translational diffusion coefficient of wormlike regular three-arm stars
And also, we use the Kirkwood formula as in the case of the linear helical wormlike touched-bead model including the KP chain as a special case. On the basis ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
3
Watch: Wormlike creatures may glow to communicate
When youre a pyrosome—untethered, floating colonies of hundreds or sometimes thousands of tiny marine invertebrates called zooids—life is all about ... «Science AAAS, Mar 15»
4
New method of wormlike motion lets gels wiggle through water
This set of images shows a free-floating hydrogel (2.6 cm in length) moving through water as it shrinks and swells. Credit: Jarod Gregory. Next time you spot an ... «Phys.Org, May 14»
5
Octopuses Propelled by Wormlike Movement
Haspel studies worm locomotion, and he was also surprised by the researchers' report that the octopus pushes itself with worm-like contractions of its tentacles. «Scientific American, Nov 13»
6
Wormlike hematite photoanode breaks the world-record for solar …
A research team of Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, developed a "wormlike" hematite photoanode that can convert ... «Phys.Org, Sep 13»
7
'Wormlike' hematite photoanode sets new world-record for solar …
According to the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), South Korea, researchers have developed a “wormlike” hematite photoanode ... «Science Recorder, Sep 13»
8
Frog-Killing Chytrid Fungus Hits Rarely Seen, Wormlike Amphibians
caecilian Don't feel bad if you've never seen a caecilian, let alone don't know how to pronounce the word. These rare, legless amphibians—which look like a ... «Scientific American, May 13»
9
Wormlike Amphibians Populate Indian Soil
A new family of limbless, tail-less amphibians has been discovered in northeastern India. Over the course of five years, researchers identified five species ... «New York Times, Feb 12»
10
Wormlike Parasite Detected in Ancient Mummies
A tiny, wormlike parasite that plagues people worldwide also infected ancient Africans, new analyses of mummies reveal for the first time. The waterborne ... «National Geographic, Jun 11»

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