Usually means: Resembling a spine or thorn.
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  1. spinelike: Merriam-Webster
  2. spinelike: Collins English Dictionary
  3. spinelike: Wiktionary
  4. spinelike: Dictionary.com

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  1. spinelike: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (spinelike)

▸ adjective:  Resembling or characteristic of a spine (spike or bristle).

Similar:
spikelike, bristlelike, spindlelike, spinely, spirelike, spiky, spiny, sparlike, spurlike, spinous, more...

Opposite:
smooth, rounded, curved, soft, gentle

Types:
hematite, magnetite, chromite, cinnabar, pyroxene, garnet, more...

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Similar:
spikelike, bristlelike, spindlelike, spinely, spirelike, spiky, spiny, sparlike, spurlike, spinous, more...

Opposite:
smooth, rounded, curved, soft, gentle

Types:
hematite, magnetite, chromite, cinnabar, pyroxene, garnet, more...



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