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catenulate

ca·te·nu·late

uncommon
adjective (1) verb (1)

adjective

1.

having a chainlike form

  • “catenulate bacterial cell colonies”
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verb

1.

arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

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From Latin catenula (“small chain”) + -ate.

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