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单词 alveolate
释义

alveolate

[ al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt ]
/ ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /
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adjective

having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.
Also al·ve·o·lat·ed [al-vee-uh-ley-tid] /ælˈvi əˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of alveolate

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin alveolātus, “hollowed out, channeled”; see origin at alveolus, -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM alveolate

al·ve·o·la·tion, noun

Words nearby alveolate

alveolar process, alveolar ridge, alveolar sac, alveolar soft part sarcoma, alveolar ventilation, alveolate, alveolectomy, alveolitis, alveolo-, alveolocapillary membrane, alveoloclasia
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Example sentences from the Web for alveolate

  • Sometimes the calymma is alveolate and foamy, as in Nassella and the common Thalassicolla.

    Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
  • Plants large, subglobose, with alveolate, sinuate carbonous exterior.

    Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes|C. G. Lloyd
  • Alveolate: Marked by depressions separated by thin walls so as to resemble a honeycomb (Fig. 144).

    The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre

British Dictionary definitions for alveolate

alveolate
/ (ælˈvɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

having many alveoli
resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

Derived forms of alveolate

alveolation, noun

Word Origin for alveolate

C19: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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