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penicillate

penicillate adjective: having tufts of fine hairs, or in the form of a tuft of fine hairs.

Adjective

penicillate (comparative more penicillate, superlative most penicillate)

  1. Having tufts of fine hairs, or in the form of a tuft of fine hairs.
    Synonyms:
    tufty
  2. Shaped like a pencil.

Synonyms of penicillate

Forms of penicillate

comparativemore penicillate
superlativemost penicillate

Words formed from penicillate

Questions about penicillate

What does penicillate mean?
Penicillate means having tufts of fine hairs, or in the form of a tuft of fine hairs.
What part of speech is penicillate?
Penicillate is an adjective.

Words near penicillate in the dictionary

  1. penicillamine
  2. penicillamines
  3. penicillanic
  4. penicillanic acid
  5. penicillanic acids
  6. penicillate
  7. penicillated
  8. penicillately
  9. penicilli
  10. penicillia
  11. penicillic acid

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