alveolate

[ al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt ]

/ ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt /

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adjective

having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.

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Also al·ve·o·lat·ed

[al-vee-uh-ley-tid] /ælˈvi əˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of alveolate

First recorded in 1790–1800; from Latin alveolātus, “hollowed out, channeled”; see origin at alveolus, -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM alveolate

al·ve·o·la·tion, noun

Words nearby alveolate

alveol-, alveola, alveolar, alveolar arch, alveolar ridge, alveolate, alveolo-, alveolus, alveopalatal, Alvin, alvine

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How to use alveolate in a sentence

Alveolate: Marked by depressions separated by thin walls so as to resemble a honeycomb (Fig. 144).
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique|John William Henry Eyre
Plants large, subglobose, with alveolate, sinuate carbonous exterior.
Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes|C. G. Lloyd
Sometimes the calymma is alveolate and foamy, as in Nassella and the common Thalassicolla.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel
The feet are two to three times as long as the shell, irregularly curved and distinctly alveolate, without appendages.
Report on the Radiolaria Collected by H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873-1876, Second Part: Subclass Osculosa; Index|Ernst Haeckel

Spores alveolate or muriculate, usually flattened and angular.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

British Dictionary definitions for alveolate

alveolate

/ (ælˈvɪəlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

having many alveoli

resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

Derived forms of alveolate

alveolation, noun

Word Origin for alveolate

C19: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus

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