Lexic.us

Definition of Catenulate

1. Adjective. Having a chainlike form. "Catenulate bacterial cell colonies"

2. Verb. Arrange in a series of rings or chains, as for spores.

Definition of Catenulate

1. a. Consisting of little links or chains.

Definition of Catenulate

1. Adjective. (botany zoology) In the form of a chain of linked parts ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Catenulate

1. 1. Like a chain, such as a chain of fungus spores or a colony of protozoa in which the individuals are joined end to end. Synonym: catenulate. 2. Surface of net zero curvature generated by the rotation of a catenary (curve of repose of a suspended chain); the interventricular septum of the heart in idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis resembles a catenoid, which makes it ineffective in increasing intracavity pressure or in reducing its volume as defined in Laplace's law. Origin: L. Catena, chain, + G. Eidos, resemblance (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Catenulate

catenary bridge catenary bridges catenas catenate catenated catenates catenating catenation catenations catenative

catenative verb catenin catenins catenoid catenoids catenulate (current term) cater cater-corner cater-cornered cater-cousin

cater-cousins cateran caterans catercorner catercornered catered caterer caterers cateress cateresses

Literary usage of Catenulate

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. British Fungus-flora: A Classified Text-book of Mycology by George. Massee (1893)
"Conidia brown, not catenulate, produced in whorls along the hyphae. Tribe 6. ... Conidia brown, not catenulate, borne singly at the tips of erect hyphae or ..."

2. A Text-book of Plant Diseases Caused by Cryptogamic Parasites by George Massee (1899)
"... covered by a layer of conidia agglutinated together; conidia oblong or elliptic, continuous, catenulate, chains at length breaking up, contents orange. ..."

3. Bulletin of the Cornell University by Cornell University (1874)
"Spores forming a head on one side of the hypha arising from the ends of a very short and compact tuft of branches. Spores catenulate, globose, continuous, ..."

4. Publication by Field Museum of Natural History (1902)
"... abundantly branched above, often compacted below into a short stem-like base, spores catenulate, short cylindrical, subtruncate, colorless, ..."

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