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CATENULATE

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having a chainlike formplay

Example:

catenulate bacterial cell colonies

Synonyms:

catenulate; chainlike

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

formed (having or given a form or shape)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for sporesplay

Synonyms:

catenate; catenulate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "catenulate" is one way to...):

arrange; set up (put into a proper or systematic order)

Sentence frame:

Something ----s something

Derivation:

catena (a chain of connected ideas or passages or objects so arranged that each member is closely related to the preceding and following members (especially a series of patristic comments elucidating Christian dogma))

chain (a series of things depending on each other as if linked together)

chain ((chemistry) a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule))

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