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foraminiferous
  1. Having small openings, or foramina.
  2. Pertaining to, or composed of, Foraminifera.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The marl and limestone of the Douara Basin are dense and commonly foraminiferous.”
      “These islands, formed of old-reef and foraminiferous limestone, have experienced considerable uplift relative to sea level.”
      “While a wide variety of tactile surfaces may be used for this purpose, a preferred surface 40 is foraminiferous.”
foraminiferal
  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the foraminifers; foraminiferous
  2. Examples:
    1. “The Gracisce packstones contain a rich foraminiferal assemblage, composed of larger and planktonic foraminifera along with authigenic glauconite.”
      “Furthermore, foraminiferal growth is often strongly allometric, and in many foraminifers the shape of the chamber changes during ontogeny.”
      “Depending on the group, a foraminiferal shell may be made of organic compounds, sand grains and other particles cemented together, or secreted crystalline calcium carbonates.”
foraminated
  1. Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminous
  1. Covered with holes or foramina.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The fibers sucked by vacuum onto the outer surface of the foraminous cathode.”
      “The fibrous mass was soaked overnight and subsequently filtered on the foraminous plate of a Buchner funnel.”
      “They are ductile and do not exhibit a foraminous structure like sponge iron.”
foraminal
  1. Relating to the foramen.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The foraminal tubules are usually long and bent, but are sometimes very short and quite straight.”
      “Lumbar foraminal stenosis or extraforaminal stenosis is a common cause of spinal cord radiculopathy.”
      “Lumbar foraminal stenosis is a common clinical problem and a significant cause of lower extremity radiculopathy.”
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