coticular

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adjective

Pertaining to, similar to, or suitable for, whetstones

“coticular shale”

OriginLatin coticula →
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Meanings

adjectivecoticular (comparative more coticular, superlative most coticular)

comparative more coticular · superlative most coticular

  1. archaicPertaining to, similar to, or suitable for, whetstones

    coticular shale

    1 more example

    coticular slate

Origin

  1. Latincoticula“a small touchstone”
  2. Englishcoticular

From Latin coticula (“a small touchstone”), diminutive of cos, cotis (“whetstone”).

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APA

coticular. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coticular

MLA

“coticular.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coticular. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coticular,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coticular.

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