- vesiculate
- verb (-lated; -lating) Date: 1865 transitive verb to make vesicular intransitive verb to become vesicular • vesiculation noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
vesiculate
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Vesiculate — Ve*sic u*late, a. Bladdery; full of, or covered with, bladders; vesicular. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vesiculate — Ve*sic u*late, v. t. To form vesicles in, as lava. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vesiculate — [və sik′yəlit; ] for v. [, və sik′yəlāt΄] adj. VESICULAR vt., vi. vesiculated, vesiculating to make or become vesicular vesiculation n … English World dictionary
vesiculate — adjective /vəˈsɪkjələt/ (say vuh sikyuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) 1. characterised by or covered with vesicles. 2. of the nature of a vesicle. –verb (vesiculated, vesiculating) –verb (i) /vəˈsɪkjəleɪt/ (say vuh sikyuhlayt) 3. to become vesiculate… …
vesiculate — verb 1. become vesicular or full of air cells The organs vesiculated • Derivationally related forms: ↑vesiculation • Hypernyms: ↑change • Verb Frames: Something s 2. cause to become ve … Useful english dictionary
vesiculate — thin and bladder like … Dictionary of ichthyology
vesiculate — vesiculation, n. adj. /veuh sik yeuh lit, layt /; v. /veuh sik yeuh layt /, adj., v., vesiculated, vesiculating. adj. 1. characterized by or covered with vesicles. 2. of the nature of a vesicle. v.t., v.i. 3. to make or become vesicular. [1820… … Universalium
vesiculate — 1. verb a) to make vesicular b) to become vesicular 2. adjective vesicular … Wiktionary
vesiculate — 1. To become vesicular. 2. SYN: vesicular (2) … Medical dictionary
vesiculate — Thin and bladder like [Ingle, 1980] … Crustacea glossary
