fissurate

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verb

To have or develop fissures (typically referring to a broken thallus surface split by fine, narrow lines).

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Meanings

verbfissurate (third-person singular simple present fissurates, present participle fissurating, simple past and past participle fissurated)

present singular third person fissurates · participle present fissurating · participle past fissurated · past fissurated

  1. To have or develop fissures (typically referring to a broken thallus surface split by fine, narrow lines).

Origin

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

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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