Synonyms & related words for microvillous

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of microvillous. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to microvillous

Explore words related to microvillous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include microvillus, microvilli, villous, microvillar, villosity, villus, villi, cytoplasmic. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does microvillous come from?

The word microvillous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: micro-, from Greek mikros (“small”); vill, from Latin villus (“shaggy hair, tuft of hair”); and -ous, from Latin -osus (“full of, having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.