Meanings
patinate1
- not comparableHaving a patina.
Description: Identical to the original description but here we exclude patinate specimens.
2000, Sa'id Al-Hajri, Bernard Owens, Saudi Aramco, Stratigraphic palynology of the Palaeozoic of Saudi Arabia, page 991 more example
However, of the 377 sporangia so far investigated from Perton Lane, none has yielded patinate spores; this may indicate that […]
1996, J. Jansonius, Duncan Colin McGregor, Palynology, principles and applications: Volume 1Synonyms: patinated
patinate2
present singular third person patinates · participle present patinating · participle past patinated · past patinated
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving a patina.
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Origin
patinate · adjective
From patina + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish patinoida
- patinoidacoat with patina
German patinieren, künstlich altern
- patinierencoat with patina
- künstlich alterncoat with patina
- antikisierencoat with patina
- oxidierencoat with patina
- alterncoat with patina
- auf alt machencoat with patina
- anlaufento become coated with a patina
- patinierento become coated with a patina
- verbleichento become coated with a patina
- oxidierento become coated with a patina
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