alveolate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ælˈvɪəlɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(al vē′ə lit, -lāt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
al•ve•o•late  (al vē′ə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologyhaving alveoli;
    deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.
Also, al•ve′o•lat′ed. 
  • Latin alveolātus. See alveolus, -ate1
  • 1830–40
al•ve′o•la′tion, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
alveolate / ælˈvɪəlɪt -ˌleɪt/
  1. having many alveoli
Etymology: 19th Century: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolusˌalveoˈlation
'alveolate' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
faveolate

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