reticular
Americanadjective
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having the form of a net; netlike.
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intricate or entangled.
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Anatomy. of or relating to a reticulum.
Other Word Forms
- interreticular adjective
- reticularly adverb
Etymology
Origin of reticular
1590–1600; < New Latin rēticulāris, equivalent to Latin rēticul ( um ) reticle + -āris -ar 1
Example Sentences
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“It performs beautifully,” said Omar Yaghi, a reticular chemist at UC Berkeley and the study’s senior author.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 23, 2024
Activity of the cannabinoid receptor 1, which is involved in controlling pain perception, also decreased in the thalamic reticular nucleus after CSD.
From Science Daily • Oct. 25, 2023
As adenosine accumulates throughout the day, it slows down excitatory networks such as the arousal-causing reticular activating system.
From Scientific American • Oct. 25, 2023
The superior colliculus and red nucleus in the midbrain, the vestibular nuclei in the medulla, and the reticular formation throughout the brain stem each have tracts projecting to the spinal cord in this system.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
Characteristic forms may be assumed by the young zoogloea of different species,—spherical, ovoid, reticular, filamentous, fruiticose, lamellar, &c.,—but these vary considerably as the mass increases or comes in contact with others.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
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