pectinate

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɛktəneɪt/ === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“to comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century. By surface analysis, Latin pectin- (“comb, scallop”) +‎ -ate. ==== Adjective ==== pectinate (not comparable) Resembling a comb. Synonym: pectinated (anatomy, zoology, botany) Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb. (mycology) Striate. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== pectinate (third-person singular simple present pectinates, present participle pectinating, simple past and past participle pectinated) (ambitransitive) To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate. === Etymology 2 === From pectin + -ate (“chemical suffix”). ==== Noun ==== pectinate (plural pectinates) (chemistry) An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid. ===== Related terms ===== === References === === Anagrams === Epictetan == Latin == === Verb === pectināte second-person plural present active imperative of pectinō