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— English words —

• caruncle n. (Anatomy, zootomy) A small, fleshy excrescence that is a normal part of an animal’s anatomy.
• caruncle n. (Anatomy) Clipping of lacrimal caruncle: the red prominence at the inner corner of the eye.
• caruncle n. (Botany) A colored waxy or oily outgrowth near the micropyle of some seeds, attractive to ants which…

34 English words from 3 English definitions

anatomy animal ants attractive Botany caruncle Clipping colored corner corner␣of␣the␣eye excrescence eye fleshy inner lacrimal lacrimal␣caruncle micropyle near normal of␣an oily outgrowth part prominence red seeds small some that that␣is the waxy which zootomy

2 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

caruncles carunclectomy

2 times in the middle (New words found by adding letters in front and at the end of the word.)

intercaruncles lacrimal␣caruncles

2 prefixes (New words found by adding one or more letters in front of the word.)

intercaruncle lacrimal␣caruncle

10 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

Arun car Car CAR CLE NCL run unc UNC uncle

5 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

nur Nur RAC rac- URA

2 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

carbuncle caruncles

4 anagrams found minus a letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word minus a letter.)

crenula lucarne nuclear unclear

One epenthesis (New word found when adding only one letter.)

carbuncle

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