al·ve·o·late

(ăl-vē′ə-lĭt)

adj.

Having a honeycombed surface.

al·ve′o·la′tion (-lā′shən) n.

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alveolate

(ælˈvɪəlɪt; -ˌleɪt)

adj

1. (Anatomy) having many alveoli

2. resembling the deep pits of a honeycomb

[C19: from Late Latin alveolātus forming a channel, hollowed, from Latin: alveolus]

ˌalveoˈlation n

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al•ve•o•late

(ælˈvi ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt)

also al•ve′o•lat`ed,

adj.

having alveoli; deeply pitted, as a honeycomb.

[1830–40; < Latin]

al•ve`o•la′tion, n.

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Adj.

alveolate - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)

cavitied, faveolate, honeycombed, pitted

cellular - characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"

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