pectinate

English
WOTD – 14 December 2006
Pectinate antenna of a lappet moth.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), mid 18th c.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛktəneɪt/
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Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

  1. Resembling a comb.
  2. Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.
    The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.
  3. (mycology) striate

Translations

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

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

References
  1. “pectinate” (US) / “pectinate” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

pectināte

  1. second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō
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