pectinate

English

WOTD – 14 December 2006    

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈpɛktəneɪt/

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Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

1. Resembling a comb.
2. Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.

   The beetle's antennae had a pectinate shape.

3. (mycology) striate

Translations

resembling a comb

• Spanish: pectinado (es)

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

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

Related terms

• pecten
• pectinal
• pectinatella
• pectination
• pectinibranchiate
• pectiniform

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Latin

Verb

pectināte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō