catenulate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *catenulate*:
ADJECTIVE	all	catenulate, chainlike	having a chainlike form
VERB	contact	catenulate, catenate	arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores

English > *catenulate*: 2 senses > adjective 1
Meaning	Having a chainlike form.
Example	"catenulate bacterial cell colonies"
Synonym	chainlike
Broader	formed	Having or given a form or shape
Spanish	catenular

English > *catenulate*: 2 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaning	Arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores.
Pattern	Something ----s something
Synonym	catenate
Broader	arrange, set up	put into a proper or systematic order
Spanish	encadenar
Nouns	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)

HyperDic: catenulate