cellulate

adj, verb — 2 senses

cellulate

adj

Etymology From cellule + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

1

Divided into chambers or cells; cellular, cellulated.

cellulate

verb

Etymology From cellule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

1

To make, or to become cellular.

  • And then again, when we put what appears to be unorganised matter under the microscope, we frequently find it to consist of decayed organic or cellulated matter.1896, William Caldwell, Schopenhauer's System in Its Philosophical Significance, page 97:

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