Glochid vs. Dense — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Glochid and Dense
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Definitions
Glochid
Glochids or glochidia (singular "glochidium") are hair-like spines or short prickles, generally barbed, found on the areoles of cacti in the sub-family Opuntioideae. Cactus glochids easily detach from the plant and lodge in the skin, causing irritation upon contact.
Dense
Closely compacted in substance
As the storm cleared, a dense fog came down
Glochid
One of the small, easily detached, barbed spines on a cactus of the subfamily Opuntioideae, such as a prickly pear or cholla.
Dense
(of a person) stupid
Am I being dense? I don't quite understand
Glochid
A small, detachable, irritant spine occurring in dense clusters in the areoles of certain cacti such as the prickly pear.
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Dense
(of a text) hard to understand because of its complexity of ideas
A dark, dense novel
Glochid
A barbed spine or bristle (often tufted on cacti)
Dense
Having relatively high density.
Dense
Crowded closely together; compact
A dense population.
Dense
Hard to penetrate; thick
A dense jungle.
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Dense
Permitting little light to pass through, because of compactness of matter
Dense glass.
A dense fog.
Dense
Opaque, with good contrast between light and dark areas. Used of a photographic negative.
Dense
Difficult to understand because of complexity or obscurity
A dense novel.
Dense
Slow to apprehend; thickheaded.
Dense
Having relatively high density.
Dense
Compact; crowded together.
Dense
Thick; difficult to penetrate.
Dense
Opaque; allowing little light to pass through.
Dense
Obscure, or difficult to understand.
Dense
Being a subset of a topological space that approximates the space well. See the Wikipedia article on dense sets for a mathematical definition.
Dense
Slow to comprehend; of low intelligence.ADJ7
Dense
A thicket.
Dense
Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog.
All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.
To replace the cloudy barrier dense.
Dense
Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
Dense
Permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter;
Dense smoke
Heavy fog
Impenetrable gloom
Dense
Closely crowded together;
A compact shopping center
A dense population
Thick crowds
Dense
Hard to pass through because of dense growth;
Dense vegetation
Thick woods
Dense
Having high relative density or specific gravity;
Dense as lead
Dense
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;
So dense he never understands anything I say to him
Never met anyone quite so dim
Although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick
Dumb officials make some really dumb decisions
He was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse
Worked with the slow students
