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cellulate

American

[sel-yuh-lit, -leyt, sel-yuh-leyt] / ˈsɛl jə lɪt, -ˌleɪt, ˈsɛl jəˌleɪt /

adjective

cellular.

verb (used with object)

cellulated, cellulating

to form into cells.

Other Word Forms

cellulation

noun

Etymology

Origin of cellulate

1685–95; < New Latin cellul ( a ) ( see cellular) + -ate ¹

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cellulated

There is no exception, except man be one, to the rule of herbivorous animals having cellulated colons.

From A Vindication of Natural Diet. by Shelley, Percy Bysshe

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