otoconium

noun

oto·​co·​ni·​um

plural otoconia

-nēə

: a vertebrate otolith

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from ot- + -conium (from Greek konis, konia ashes, dust

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Rhymes for otoconium

• diazonium
• pandemonium
• pelargonium
• testimonium
• carbonium
• harmonium
• meconium
• plutonium
• polonium
• stramonium
• zirconium
• conium