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deltate

deltate adjective: having a triangular leaf.

Adjective

deltate (not comparable)

  1. Having a triangular leaf.

Noun

deltate (plural deltates)

  1. Any salt of deltic acid.

Forms of deltate

pluraldeltates

Origin of deltate

From delta (a greek letter of triangular form) + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

From deltic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

Words formed from deltate

Questions about deltate

What does deltate mean?
Deltate means having a triangular leaf.
What part of speech is deltate?
Deltate can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near deltate in the dictionary

  1. deltaretrovirus
  2. deltaretroviruses
  3. deltas
  4. deltasatellite
  5. deltasatellites
  6. deltate
  7. deltates
  8. deltatheroidan
  9. deltatheroidans
  10. deltatsine
  11. delthyria

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