sacculate

[ sak-yuh-leyt, -lit ]

/ ˈsæk yəˌleɪt, -lɪt /

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adjective

formed into or having a saccule, sac, or saclike dilation.

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Also sac·cu·lat·ed

[sak-yuh-ley-tid] /ˈsæk yəˌleɪ tɪd/ .

Origin of sacculate

First recorded in 1865–70; saccul(us) + -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM sacculate

sac·cu·la·tion

[sak-yuh-ley-shuhn], /ˌsæk yəˈleɪ ʃən/, nounmul·ti·sac·cu·late, adjectivemul·ti·sac·cu·lat·ed, adjective

Words nearby sacculate

saccharose, Saccidananda, Sacco, Sacco and Vanzetti, saccular, sacculate, saccule, sacculiform, sacculus, sacellum, sacerdotal

British Dictionary definitions for sacculate

sacculate

sacculated

/ (ˈsækjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt) /

adjective

of, relating to, or possessing a saccule, saccules, or a sacculus

Derived forms of sacculate

sacculation, noun

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