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deoperculate

deoperculate adjective: having the lid or operculum removed.

Adjective

deoperculate (not comparable)

  1. Having the lid or operculum removed
    • deoperculate capsules of mosses
    • deoperculate urn

Origin of deoperculate

From de- + operculate.

Questions about deoperculate

What does deoperculate mean?
Deoperculate means having the lid or operculum removed.
What part of speech is deoperculate?
Deoperculate is an adjective.

Words near deoperculate in the dictionary

  1. deontology
  2. deonym
  3. deonymisation
  4. deonyms
  5. deop
  6. deoperculate
  7. deopped
  8. deoppilate
  9. deoppilated
  10. deoppilates
  11. deoppilating

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