Go to MSN Homeencarta®
Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
Click to move up the list of words
noticeboard
notifiable
notification date
notify
notify party
notion
notional
notional principal amount
notochord
notopodium
notoriety
notorious
notorious possession
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
notum
notwithstanding
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

notochord
no·to·chord [ nṓtə kàwrd ] (plural no·to·chords)


noun 
Definition:
 
supporting rod of cells: a long flexible rod of cells that supports the body of chordates and vertebrate embryos and is in effect a primitive backbone
[Mid-19th century. < Greek notōn "back" + chord2 "line"]

no·to·chord·al [ ntə káwrd'l ] adjective
Encarta® World English Dictionary [North American Edition] © & (P)2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Developed for Microsoft by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc.
Advertisement
© 2009 Microsoft