cochleate

English

Etymology

Latin cochleatus (“spiral or screw-formed”). See cochlea.

Adjective

cochleate (comparative more cochleate, superlative most cochleate)

1. Having the form of a snail's shell; spiral; turbinated

Synonyms

• cochleated

Derived terms

• ectocochleate

Noun

cochleate (plural cochleates)

1. A particulate composed of lipid bilayers rolled up into a spiral