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retinulate

retinulate adjective: having, or characterized by, retinulae.

Adjective

retinulate (comparative more retinulate, superlative most retinulate)

  1. (archaic, rare) Having, or characterized by, retinulae.

Forms of retinulate

comparativemore retinulate
superlativemost retinulate

Origin of retinulate

From retinula + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Questions about retinulate

What does retinulate mean?
Retinulate means having, or characterized by, retinulae.
What part of speech is retinulate?
Retinulate is an adjective.

Words near retinulate in the dictionary

  1. retinues
  2. retinula
  3. retinulae
  4. retinular
  5. retinulas
  6. retinulate
  7. retinule
  8. retinules
  9. retinyl
  10. retinylamine
  11. retinylidene

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