Definitions for cartilages

cartilages car·ti·lage

Spelling: [kahr-tl-ij, kahrt-lij]
IPA: /ˈkɑr tl ɪdʒ, ˈkɑrt lɪdʒ/

Cartilages is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 12 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 1064 anagrams from letters in cartilages (aacegilrst).

Definitions for cartilages

noun

  1. a firm, elastic, flexible type of connective tissue of a translucent whitish or yellowish color; gristle.
  2. a part or structure composed of cartilage.

Origin of cartilages

1350-1400; Middle English (Middle French) Latin cartilāgō gristle

Examples for cartilages

"Let us see if he has as much courage as he has cartilage," said Mustapha.

The nostrils open at the sides, and are separated by a wide piece of cartilage.

Their teeth appeared to have been filed, and the cartilage of the nose pierced.

cartilage in his left knee tore, and everything changed for both Webber and the Kings.

Gelatine is obtained from the bones, cartilage, and skin of animals.

The supraoccipital is formed in cartilage above the exoccipitals.

It was a bone, as large as a finger, passed through the cartilage.

A hole developed, which had actually been caused by a breaking of a band of cartilage at the front of his hip joint.

In the Monkeys and anthropoid Apes this cartilage is circular.

It has gill-openings for breathing, and a cord of cartilage down its back.

Word Value for cartilages
Scrable

12

Words with friends

15

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