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pectinal

English

Etymology

Latin pecten (“comb”). See pectinate.

Adjective

pectinal (comparative more pectinal, superlative most pectinal)

  1. Of or relating to a comb; resembling a comb.

Noun

pectinal (plural pectinals)

  1. A fish whose bones resemble the teeth of a comb.

Anagrams

  • ice plant, ice-plant, iceplant, planetic

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pectinate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectin?tus (“combed”), mid 18th c.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?p?kt?ne?t/

Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a comb.
  2. Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.
  3. (mycology) striate

Translations

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

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

Related terms

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

References

Anagrams

  • Epictetan

Latin

Verb

pectin?te

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectin?

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