Pineal Definition

pĭnē-əl, pīnē-
adjective
Shaped like a pine cone.
Webster's New World
Of the pineal body.
Webster's New World
noun
The pineal gland.
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Other Word Forms of Pineal

Noun

Singular:
pineal
Plural:
pineals

Origin of Pineal

  • French pinéal from Latin pīnea pine cone from feminine of pīneus of pine from pīnus pine tree peiə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French pinéal, from Middle French, from Latin pÄ«nea (“pine cone, pine nut"), from pÄ«neus (“of the pine")

    From Wiktionary

Pineal Sentence Examples

  • This is the so-called c narion, or pineal gland, where in a minimized point the mind on one hand and the vital spirits on the other meet and communicate.

  • The free radical fighting abilities of melatonin - a natural hormone produced by the pineal gland in your brain - are well known.

  • The pineal gland is a tiny structure located at the back of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain.

  • On one hand the animal spirits " reflected " 2 from the image formed on the pineal gland proceed through the nervous tubes to make the muscles turn the back and lift the feet, so as to escape the cause of the terror.

  • The epiphysis, or pineal body, is quite as degenerate as in mammals, although still forming a long stalk as in reptiles.

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Words Starting With

PPIPIN

Words Ending With

LALEAL

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Words Starting With P and Ending With L

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Word Length

6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With P6 Letter Words Ending With L