cellulate

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adjective

Divided into chambers or cells; cellular, cellulated.

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Meanings

cellulate1

adjectivecellulate (comparative more cellulate, superlative most cellulate)

comparative more cellulate · superlative most cellulate

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

cellulate2

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

present singular third person cellulates · participle present cellulating · participle past cellulated · past cellulated

  1. To make, or to become cellular.

    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.

    1896, William Caldwell, Schopenhauer's System in Its Philosophical Significance, page 97

Origin

cellulate · adjective

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

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cellulate · verb

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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