pectinate

English

WOTD – 14 December 2006

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛktəneɪt/
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Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

Pectinate antenna of a lappet moth
  1. Resembling a comb.
  2. Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.
    The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
  3. (mycology) striate

Translations

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

  1. (chemistry) An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pectināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō
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