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unchain
uncharted
unchartered
unchecked
unchristian
unchurch
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uncial
unciform
uncinariasis
uncinate
uncinus
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unciform

un·ci·form [ únssi fàwrm ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
hook-shaped: shaped like a hook



noun  (plural un·ci·forms)
Definition:
 
anatomy 
Same as  hamate


[Mid-18th century. < Latin uncus "hook"]
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