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“comparable”
comparable (adjective), more comparable, most comparable
Capable of having features in common with something else in order to permit or to suggest differences or similarities: Jack was offered two jobs with comparable wages, but after thinking about which one he should take, he chose the one closer to his home.
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aerographical (adjective), not comparable
A reference to the production of weather charts.
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grapho-, graph-, -graph, -graphy, -grapher, -graphia
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alloimmune (adjective) /not comparable)
Relating to the condition of being immune to allogeneic antigens: The alloimmune tissue on Jim's leg, from a donar, provided him with some resistance against skin disorders..
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allo-, all-
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amphitrichous, amphitrichate (adjective) (not comparable=
Regarding a tiny organism with a flagellum at each end: Amphitrichous bacteria
have a flagellum or flagella (hairlike structures) at both extremities of the microbial cell.
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ampho-, amph-, amphi-
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tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy +
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contralateral (adjective), not comparable
Descriptive of being on the opposite side of the body.
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contra-, contro-, counter, contre-
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latero-, later-, lateri-, -lateral, -laterally
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piline (adjective) /not comparable)
Of the nature of hair; hairy: Mrs. Black asked her husband to shave off his piline beard because it was becoming much too undignified.
pseudo (adjective), no more , no most; so, not comparable.
1. Descriptive of someone whose pretences are deceitful; not genuine: Tim's neighbor was a pseudo expert in gymnastics.
2. A reference to something that appears to be one thing, but is something else: The cloudy skies turned out to be a pseudo indication that it was going to rain.
3. Etymology: from Greek pseudes, "false, lying."
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2. A reference to something that appears to be one thing, but is something else: The cloudy skies turned out to be a pseudo indication that it was going to rain.
3. Etymology: from Greek pseudes, "false, lying."
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pseudo-, pseud-
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unimprovable (adjective) (not comparable
Not disposed to melioration or betterment: Over the years Mildred's handwriting proved to be unimprovable although she tried her best to make it more readable.
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-able
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prob-, proba-, probat-, prov-
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“comparable”
comparable (adjective), more comparable, most comparable
Referring to something that shows similarities and differences with another or others: At the zoo, Mary asked her mother if the elephant was comparable to a double-decker bus or to a blimp.
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