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Pectinate

PEC'TINATE


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pectinate

pectinate

English

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.

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Latin

Verb

pectināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō