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Meaning of "pectinal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PECTINAL

pectinal  [ˈpɛktɪnəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECTINAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pectinal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PECTINAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pectin

Pectin is a structural heteropolysaccharide contained in the primary cell walls of terrestrial plants. It was first isolated and described in 1825 by Henri Braconnot. It is produced commercially as a white to light brown powder, mainly extracted from citrus fruits, and is used in food as a gelling agent, particularly in jams and jellies. It is also used in fillings, medicines, sweets, as a stabilizer in fruit juices and milk drinks, and as a source of dietary fiber.

Definition of pectinal in the English dictionary

The definition of pectinal in the dictionary is of or resembling a comb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECTINAL


abactinal
æbˈæktɪnəl
abdominal
æbˈdɒmɪnəl
actinal
ˈæktɪnəl
anal
ˈeɪnəl
criminal
ˈkrɪmɪnəl
dentinal
ˈdentɪnəl
final
ˈfaɪnəl
gastrointestinal
ˌɡæstrəʊɪnˈtɛstɪnəl
matinal
ˈmætɪnəl
monactinal
mɒnˈæktɪnəl
original
əˈrɪdʒɪnəl
pentactinal
pɛnˈtæktɪnəl
polyactinal
ˌpɒlɪˈæktɪnəl
retinal
ˈretɪnəl
sentinel
ˈsɛntɪnəl
serotinal
sɪˈrɒtɪnəl
terminal
ˈtɜːmɪnəl
tetractinal
tetrˈæktɪnəl
triactinal
traɪˈæktɪnəl
vaginal
vəˈdʒaɪnəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECTINAL

pectate
pecten
pectic
pectic acid
pectin
pectinaceous
pectinate
pectinated
pectinately
pectination
pectineal
pectines
pectinesterase
pectinous
pectisable
pectisation
pectise
pectizable
pectization
pectize

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECTINAL

aboriginal
Cup Final
diactinal
grand final
hexactinal
intestinal
longitudinal
marginal
matutinal
mediastinal
medicinal
nominal
scarlatinal
semifinal
seminal
spinal
subliminal
the Cup Final
urinal
vespertinal

Synonyms and antonyms of pectinal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pectinal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECTINAL

Find out the translation of pectinal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pectinal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pectinal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pectinal
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pectinales
570 millions of speakers

English

pectinal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pectinal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

pectinal
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pectinal
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pectínios
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pectinal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pectinal
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pectinal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

pectinal
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pectinal
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

pectinal
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pectinal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pectinal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pectinal
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अर्धवट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pectinal
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pectinal
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pectinal
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pectinal
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pectinal
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χτένια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pectinal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pectinal
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pectinal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pectinal

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINAL»

The term «pectinal» is normally little used and occupies the 136.134 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINAL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pectinal» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pectinal» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pectinal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECTINAL»

Discover the use of pectinal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pectinal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Paleontology and Geology of Laetoli: Human Evolution in ...
... and Paleoenvironment Terry Harrison. Fig. 11.3 Drawings of leaves in Figs. 11.2a–f respectively. Scale bar=10mm. (a) EP 126/03, (b) EP 127/03, note pectinal veins on lower right, (c) EP 128/03, (d) EP 130/03, (e) EP 132/03, (f) EP 1132/03 ...
Terry Harrison, 2011
2
The Biology of Scorpions
The pectines are generally set with various macrosetae and micro- setae, but the most distinctive sensory structures are those found on the anteroventral margin of each pectinal tooth, called peg sensilla (sensilla basiconia of Sreenivasa ...
Gary A. Polis, 1990
3
Scorpions of Southern Africa
It is now known that these structures have several different functions. They are used for sensing temperature and humidity levels and for feeling the substrate. The pectines are composed of numerous pectinal teeth, the number varying within a ...
Jonathan Leeming, 2003
4
Palaeontographica: Beiträge zur Naturgeschichte der Vorzeit. ...
a-pectinal abmedial vein(s) i b-pectinal abmedial vein(s) craspedodromous midrib semicraspedodromous secondary vol subsidiary vein external vein P|'lmi" V *°°"" tertiary vein counter-external vein a-pectinal vein b-pectinal vei l opadial vein ...
‎1996
5
Proceedings of the Indian Academy of Sciences
The anterior ends of the pre-pectinal ossicles (Pr.Pc. Fig. 12, E) articulate with the outer knob-like processes (K' and K" Fig. 12, B) of the zygo- cardiac ossicles. They closely follow the zygo-cardiac ossicles and gradually get broadened at their ...
Indian Academy of Sciences, 1938
6
The Wasmann Journal of Biology
M. granosus M. segmentatus M. gertschi Ventral trichobothria of tibia Ext+rnal trichobothria of tibia P+ctinal teeth ( 9 ) Pectinal lamellae ( 9 ) Walking legs, ventral +spect Sternites III-VI Caudal segment V width/length ratio ( 9 ) Chela, ...
‎1976
7
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Spicer proposed the term "pectinal veins" for lateral veins which .".. differ from the main secondaries in that they produce abmedial veins almost throughout their length and a greater number of abmedial branches than any other laterals" ...
8
A Dictionary of Entomology
PL, Pectinae.) Coccoidea: A broad, fringed sclerite of Pygidium (Comstock); one of several thin projections with apical teeth or tines located in Incisurae between lobes and upon Lateres (MacGillivray). PECTINAL Adj. (Latin,pectin I comb.) ...
‎2011
9
An analytical Dictionary of the english language: in which ...
The Latin pecten is a Comb, and, hence Pectinal, Pectinated and Pectination have been found in old authors and inserted in the Dictionaries. Were we to make use of these words, they FF 218 COCKSCOMB. RATTLE. AMARANTH. would be ...
Daniel Booth, 1836
10
An analytical dictionary of the English language, in which ...
The Latin pecten is a Comb, and, hence Pectinal, Pectinated and Pectination have been found in old authors and inserted in the Dictionaries. Were we to make use of these words, they FF 218 COCKSCOMB. RATTLE. AMARANTH. would be ...
David Booth, 1836

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