pectinate

a. 梳状的, 齿形的 [医] 梳状的, Х状的

发音

US /ˈpɛktəneɪt/

词形变化

pectinates 复数 pectinates pectinated pectinates 三单 pectinating pectinating 现在分词 pectinated 过去式 pectinated 过去分词

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

    化学
v.
  1. 1.

    To fit together in an alternating manner; to interlock or interdigitate.

    及物/不及物
adj.
  1. 1.

    Resembling a comb.

    Having narrow ridges or projections aligned close together like the teeth of a comb.

    医学 生物 植物学 动物学

    The moth's antennae were pectinate in shape, set with long teeth along one edge only.

  2. 2.

    Resembling a comb.

    Striate.

    生物 植物学

词汇关系

形容词

近义相关 1

rough

相关短语

pectinate line [医] 梳状线, 肛门皮肤线, 齿状线 pectinate lines

词源

Borrowed from Latin pectinātus (“combed”), from pectinō (“to comb”), from pecten (“comb”). First attested in the mid-18th century.

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