alveolate

or al·ve·o·lat·ed

[al-vee-uh-lit, -leyt or al-vee-uh-ley-tid]

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adjective

having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.

Origin of alveolate

From the Latin word alveolātus, dating back to 1830–40. See alveolus, -ate¹

Related formsal·ve·o·la·tion, noun

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Related Words for alveolate

huge, spacious, gaping, vast, roomy, yawning, sunken, depressed, void, vaulted, curved, cleft, notched, arched, dimpled, cupped, excavated, pitted, striated, alveolate

Examples from the Web for alveolate

Historical Examples of alveolate

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
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

British Dictionary definitions for alveolate

alveolate

adjective

having many alveoli

resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

Derived Formsalveolation, noun

Word Origin for alveolate

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

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