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matrical, a.|ˈmætrɪkəl, məˈtraɪkəl|
[ad. late L. mātrīcālis (vena matricalis, Vegetius) f. mātrīc- matrix n.: see -al1. Cf. F. matrical (Cotgr.).]
†1. Pertaining to the matrix or womb. Obs.
1611Cotgr., Vertiller, to swell, or increase, as womens breasts doe when the matricall veins are stretched by the menstruall blood. 1651Life Father Sarpi (1676) 34 They are presently filled with the sudden and violent motions of the matrical humours.
2. Pertaining to the matrix of algæ.
1882–4Cooke Freshw. Algæ 56 Composed of very numerous cells arranged on the periphery at regular distances, connected by the matrical gelatin. |