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sulcate
[ suhl-keyt ]
/ ĖsŹl keÉŖt /
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adjective
having long, narrow grooves or channels, as plant stems, or being furrowed or cleft, as hoofs.
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Origin of sulcate
OTHER WORDS FROM sulcate
sulĀ·caĀ·tion, nounmulĀ·tiĀ·sulĀ·cate, adjectivemulĀ·tiĀ·sulĀ·catĀ·ed, adjectiveWords nearby sulcate
Sukkoth, Sukkur, sukuk, Sukuma, Sulawesi, sulcate, sulcus, sulcus of sclera, Suleiman I, sulf-, sulfa
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British Dictionary definitions for sulcate
sulcate
/ (ĖsŹlkeÉŖt) /
adjective
biology marked with longitudinal parallel groovessulcate stems
Derived forms of sulcate
sulcation, nounWord Origin for sulcate
C18: via Latin sulcÄtus from sulcÄre to plough, from sulcus a furrow
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Medical definitions for sulcate
sulcate
[ sÅlā²kÄtā² ]
adj.
Having narrow, deep grooves.
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