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alveolateenUK
al·ve·o·late A0236600 (ăl-vē′ə-lĭt)adj. Having a honeycombed surface. al·ve′o·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.alveolate (ælˈvɪəlɪt; -ˌleɪt) adj1. (Anatomy) having many alveoli2. resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb[C19: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus] ˌalveoˈlation nal•ve•o•late (ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt) also al•ve′o•lat`ed, adj. having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb. [1830–40; < Latin] al•ve`o•la′tion, n. ThesaurusAdj. | 1. | alveolate - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)cavitied, faveolate, honeycombed, pittedcellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular" |
alveolateenUK
al·ve·o·late (al-vē'ō-lāt), Pitted like a honeycomb. [L. alveolus, dim. of alveus, trough, hollow sac, cavity] alveolate (ăl-vē′ə-lĭt)adj. Having a honeycombed surface. al·ve′o·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.al·ve·o·late (al-vē'ō-lāt) Pitted like a honeycomb. alveolateenUK
Synonyms for alveolateadj pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)Synonyms- cavitied
- faveolate
- honeycombed
- pitted
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