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pectinate

EnglishEdit

WOTD – 14 December 2006
 
Pectinate antenna of a lappet moth.

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), mid 18th c.[1]

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛktəneɪt/
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AdjectiveEdit

pectinate (not comparable)

  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

TranslationsEdit

NounEdit

pectinate (plural pectinates)

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

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ “pectinate”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

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LatinEdit

VerbEdit

pectināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō
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