cuboidal

cuboidal
cu·boi·dal kyü-'bȯid-əl adj
1) CUBOID (2)
2) composed of nearly cubical elements <\cuboidal epithelium>

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cu·boi·dal (ku-boiґdəl) resembling a cube.

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