Definition of turbinates

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • turbinates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 12
  • turbinates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 12
  • turbinates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of turbinates


  • any of the scrolled spongy bones of the nasal passages in man and other vertebrates (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. turbinal
    2. turbinate bone
  • in the shape of a coil (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. coiling
    2. helical
    3. spiral
    4. spiraling
    5. volute
    6. voluted
    7. whorled
  • of or relating to the scroll-shaped turbinate bones in the nasal passages ()

See definition of turbinates in Merriam Webster