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pentaradiate

pentaradiate adjective: having five rays.

Adjective

pentaradiate (not comparable)

  1. Having five rays.
    • The parabasisphenoid is a large, pentaradiate structure with a long, slender cultriform process that is V-shaped in transverse section, with the apex of the outline oriented ventrally.2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS...

Forms of pentaradiate

alternative formpentaradiated

Origin of pentaradiate

From penta- + radiate.

Questions about pentaradiate

What does pentaradiate mean?
Pentaradiate means having five rays.
What part of speech is pentaradiate?
Pentaradiate is an adjective.

Words near pentaradiate in the dictionary

  1. pentaquin
  2. pentaquine
  3. pentaradial
  4. pentaradiality
  5. pentaradially
  6. pentaradiate
  7. pentarch
  8. pentarchic
  9. pentarchical
  10. pentarchies
  11. pentarchs

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