cellulate

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English

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Etymology 1

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From cellule +‎ -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

Adjective

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cellulate (comparative more cellulate, superlative most cellulate)

  1. Divided into chambers or cells; cellular, cellulated.

Etymology 2

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From cellule +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Verb

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cellulate (third-person singular simple present cellulates, present participle cellulating, simple past and past participle cellulated)

  1. To make, or to become cellular.
    • 1896, William Caldwell, Schopenhauer's System in Its Philosophical Significance[1], page 97:
      And then again, when we put what appears to be unorganised matter under the microscope, we frequently find it to consist of decayed organic or cellulated matter.

Latin

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Adjective

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cellulāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of cellulātus