PECTINATE

pectinate

(adjective) like a comb

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

pectinate (not comparable)

Resembling a comb.

Having segments which are greatly lengthened to one side.

(mycology) striate

Noun

pectinate (plural pectinates)

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

Anagrams

• Epictetan

Source: Wiktionary


Pec"ti*na`te, Pec"ti*na`ted, a. Etym: [L. pectinatus, p.pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, -inis, a comb; cf. Gr. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E. paxwax.]

1. Resembling the teeth of a comb.

2. (Nat. Hist.)

Definition: Having very narrow, close divisions, in arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb; comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See Illust. (e) of Antennæ.

3. Interlaced, like two combs. [R.] "Our fingers pectinated, or shut together." Sir T. Browne. Pectinate claw (Zoöl.), a claw having a serrate edge, found in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the feathers.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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