pectinate

Signification (Anglais)

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Resembling a comb.
2. (not-comparable) Resembling a comb.

Verb

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

Noun

An ester or salt formed of pectinic acid.

Concepts

pectine

Synonymes

striate

comb-like

pectiniform

Traductions

pectinado

κτενοειδής

tarak şekli

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɛktəneɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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