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cancellate
[ kan-suh-leyt, -lit ]
/ ˈkæn səˌleɪt, -lɪt /
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adjective
Anatomy. of spongy or porous structure, as bone.
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Also can·cel·lat·ed [kan-suh-ley-tid]. /ˈkæn səˌleɪ tɪd/.
OTHER WORDS FROM cancellate
sub·can·cel·late, adjectiveWords nearby cancellate
canc., cancan, cancel, cancel culture, canceled check, cancellate, cancellated, cancellation, cancellation law, cancellous, cancellous bone
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British Dictionary definitions for cancellate
cancellate
cancellous (ˈkænsɪləs) or cancellated
/ (ˈkænsɪˌleɪt) /
adjective
anatomy having a spongy or porous internal structurecancellate bones
botany forming a network; reticulatea cancellate venation
Word Origin for cancellate
C17: from Latin cancellāre to make like a lattice; see cancel
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