pectinate
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Synonyms: pertinate, pectinase, pectinati, pectinite, patinate, festinate, declinate, pectinal, destinate, reclinate, echinate
Antonyms: pertinate, pectinase, pectinati, pectinite, patinate, festinate, declinate, pectinal, destinate, reclinate, echinate
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Adjective
- Resembling a comb.
- The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
- Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.
- The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
- Striate.
Verb
- To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate.
Noun
- An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.
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