ectental

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adjective

Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm.

“the ectental line, or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum”

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Meanings

adjectiveectental (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and endoderm.

    the ectental line, or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum

    1 more example

    It is essential to notice that the blastodermic rim (ectental line) divides into two portions

    1897, Charles Sedgwick Minot, Human Embryology

Origin

From ecto- + endo- + -al.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with ectental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Anagrams

tentacleelectant
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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