syringelike

English

Etymology

syringe +‎ -like

Adjective

syringelike (comparative more syringelike, superlative most syringelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a syringe.
    • 1983, Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the spirit: African and Afro-American art and philosophy‎
      In addition, some artists actually sometimes seal sacred liquid within the hollow, syringelike handle of the fan.
    • 1998, John D McEachran, Janice D Fechhelm, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes
      Pipefishes are slender and elongate, with a syringelike mouth and body encased in dermal plates arranged in series of rings.
    • 1998, Vincent C Madama, Pulmonary function testing and cardiopulmonary stress testing‎
      Using a large, syringelike device, a known volume of air is moved into and out of the spirometer in order to provide a test signal.
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