mechano-gated

adjective

mechanically gated

OriginEnglish gated ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique →
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Meanings

adjectivemechano-gated (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologymechanically gated

Origin

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishgated
  7. Englishmechano-gated

From mechano- + gated.

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APA

mechano-gated. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechano-gated

MLA

“mechano-gated.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechano-gated. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechano-gated,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechano-gated.

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