catenulate

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adjective

In the form of a chain of linked parts

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chainlikeformedcatenate
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Meanings

adjectivecatenulate (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyIn the form of a chain of linked parts
verbcatenulate (third-person singular simple present catenulates, present participle catenulating, simple past and past participle catenulated)

present singular third person catenulates · participle present catenulating · participle past catenulated · past catenulated

  1. To form into a chain

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a chainlike form

Similar
chainlikeformed

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

Similar
catenate
Broader
arrangeset up
Also see
catenatechainlike

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

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

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APA

catenulate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenulate

MLA

“catenulate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenulate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “catenulate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/catenulate.

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