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mamillate

mamillate is the alternative form of mammillate.

Meaning of mammillate

Adjective

mammillate (comparative more mammillate, superlative most mammillate)

  1. Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammae.
    • mammillate cloud
  2. Bounded like a nipple; said of the apex of some shells.
    • mammillate protuberance on a fossil

Forms of mamillate

comparativemore mamillate
superlativemost mamillate

Origin of mamillate

From mamilla + -ate.

Questions about mamillate

What is mamillate the alternative form of?
Mamillate is the alternative form of mammillate.

Words near mamillate in the dictionary

  1. mamilla
  2. mamillae
  3. mamillar
  4. mamillary
  5. mamillary body
  6. mamillate
  7. mamillated
  8. mamillation
  9. mamillations
  10. mamillière
  11. mamillières

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