medulla
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Noun
- A white fatty substance that forms a medullary sheath around the axis cylinder of some nerve fibers
- Lower or hindmost part of the brain; continuous with spinal cord; (`bulb' is an old term for medulla oblongata)
- The inner part of an organ or structure in plant or animal
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | umbrella | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | mccullough | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | manila | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | missoula | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | machala | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | madella | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | mahala | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | mahalah | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | mahila | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | makela | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | mandala | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | manella | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | manilla | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | mannella | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | marilla | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | masella | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | matala | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | matola | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | mattila | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | matula | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | mazola | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | mazzolla | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | mccalla | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | mccollough | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | mcculla | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | mccullah | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | mcculloh | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | mennella | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | micaela | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | michaela | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | michaella | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | michela | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | mikaela | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | mikkola | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | mikula | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | minella | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | mirella | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | mirilla | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | morella | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | motola | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | mottola | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | myrilla | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 42
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
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