syringelike

English

Etymology

syringe +‎ -like

Adjective

syringelike (comparative more syringelike, superlative most syringelike)

1. Resembling or characteristic of a syringe.
   • 1983, Robert Farris Thompson, Flash of the spirit: African and Afro-American art and philosophy:

     In addition, some artists actually sometimes seal sacred liquid within the hollow, syringelike handle of the fan.

   • 1998, John D McEachran, Janice D Fechhelm, Fishes of the Gulf of Mexico: Myxiniformes to Gasterosteiformes:

     Pipefishes are slender and elongate, with a syringelike mouth and body encased in dermal plates arranged in series of rings.

   • 1998, Vincent C Madama, Pulmonary function testing and cardiopulmonary stress testing:

     Using a large, syringelike device, a known volume of air is moved into and out of the spirometer in order to provide a test signal.