ˌkavəˈtōmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cavitas + New Latin -oma
: a series of changes in cotton fiber involving loss of strength and resulting from the activities of microorganisms
• cav·i·to·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tōmik, -äm- adjective
ˌkavəˈtōmə noun
( -s )
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin cavitas + New Latin -oma
: a series of changes in cotton fiber involving loss of strength and resulting from the activities of microorganisms
• cav·i·to·mic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|tōmik, -äm- adjective
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012