Abomasum

Definition: Abomasum

Abomasum

Noun

1. The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place.

Domain	Definitions
Food & Agriculture	The stomach of a calf used for making rennet(Websters). Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Synonym: Abomasum

Synonym: fourth stomach (n). (additional references)

Crosswords: Abomasum

English words defined with "abomasum": abomasal ♦ Manyplies ♦ Rennet stomach. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Abomasum" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Latin (abomasum, calf rennet, calf stomach, Cramps, stomach, Diverticulum, Stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, stomach ache, Stomach Dilatation, Stomach Neoplasms, Stomach Volvulus, Stomach, distended, vell, Watermelon Stomach).

"Abomasum" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Abomasum" is used about 14 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	100%	14	93,893

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Language		Translations for "abomasum"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		loebemave (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell, vells), loebe (natural lab, rennet, rennin, to ladder, vells), løbemave (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), kalvemave (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), kallun (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell, vells), fjermave (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

Dutch		lebmaag (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, rennet-stomach, vell, vells), kalvermaag (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

Finnish		vasikan mahalaukku (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), vasikan maha (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), juoksutusmaha (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

French		franchemule, caillette de veau, caillette. (various references)

German		Abomasus (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), Labmagen (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell, vells), Kaesemagen (vells), Kälbermagen (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

Italian		Abomaso (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), stomaco di vitello (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), pelletta e cagliolo (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), pelletta (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), caglio (crosswort, lady's bedstraw, natural lab, rennet, rennin, vells, yellow bedstraw, yellow galium). (various references)

Pig Latin		abomasumay.(various references)

Portuguese		abomaso (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), quarto estômago (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell), estômago (belly, calf rennet, calf stomach, inside, inward, maw, rennet, rennet bag, stomach, vell), coalheira (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

Romanian		stomac (belly, gizzard, gorge, maw, midriff, reticula, reticulum, rumen, stomach). (various references)

Russian		сычуг (maw, rennet). (various references)

Spanish		abomaso (calf rennet, calf stomach, maw, rennet, rennet bag, vell). (various references)

Swedish		löpmage. (various references)

Ukranian		сичуг (maw). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	Abomasum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-b-m-m-o-s-u"
	-2 letters: abomas, mambas, mambos, omasum.
	-3 letters: aboma, ambos, ammos, mamas, mamba, mambo, momus, omasa, samba, sambo, summa, umbos.
	-4 letters: abas, abos, amas, ambo, ammo, amus, baas, bams, boas, bums, mama, moas, mobs, moms, mums, soma, suba, sumo, umbo.
	-5 letters: aas, aba, abo, abs, ama, amu, baa, bam, bas, boa, bos, bum, bus, mas, moa, mob, mom, mos, mum, mus, oms, sab, sau, sob, som, sou, sub, sum, umm.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-b-m-m-o-s-u"
	+4 letters: somnambulant, somnambulate.
	+5 letters: somnambulated, somnambulates.
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