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applanate

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[ap-luh-nayt, a-play-nayt] / ˈæp ləˌneɪt, æˈpleɪ neɪt /

adjective

Biology.
  1. having a horizontally flattened form.


Etymology

Origin of applanate

< New Latin applānātus flattened; see ap- 1, planate


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