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prosthecate

prosthecate adjective: having prosthecae.

Adjective

prosthecate (not comparable)

  1. Having prosthecae.

Origin of prosthecate

From prostheca + -ate.

Questions about prosthecate

What does prosthecate mean?
Prosthecate means having prosthecae.
What part of speech is prosthecate?
Prosthecate is an adjective.

Words near prosthecate in the dictionary

  1. prosthaphaeresis
  2. prosthaphaeretic
  3. prosthaphæreses
  4. prosthaphæresis
  5. prostheca
  6. prosthecate
  7. prosthenic
  8. prostheses
  9. prosthesis
  10. prosthetic
  11. prosthetic group

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