Alveolate

Definition: Alveolate

Alveolate

Adjective

1. Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb).

Specialty Definition: Alveolate

The alveolates include several significant and diverse groups of protists whose relationships to one another have only recently been recognized on the basis of ultrastructural and molecular studies. The main lines of alveolates are the following:

The Ciliates, including many common protozoa: Paramecium, Stentor, etc.
The Apicomplexa, including mostly parasitic forms
The Dinoflagellates, including mostly marine zoo- and phytoflagellates

The flagellate Colponema is also placed here by most workers. Some molecular studies have suggested that the Haplosporidia, a group of parasites on mostly marine invertebrates, might belong here too, but this is not supported by ultrastructure.

The main characteristic shared throughout the group is the presence of cortical alveoli, abutting sacs that form a continuous layer underneath the cell membrane and help support it. In ciliates, for instance, the alveoli form a flexible pellicle, and in dinoflagellates they often give rise to armor plates. Alveolates also characteristically have mitochondria with tubular cristae and flagella, when present, are ultrastructurally distinct.

Synonyms within Context: Alveolate

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Concavity	Adjective: depressed; Verb: alveolate, calathiform, cup-shaped, dishing; favaginous, faveolate, favose; scyphiform, scyphose; concave, hollow, stove in; retiring; retreating; cavernous; porous; (with holes); infundibul, infundibular, infundibuliform; funnel shaped, bell shaped; campaniform, capsular; vaulted, arched.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Modern Translations: Alveolate

Language		Translations for "alveolate"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏منخرب. (various references)

French		alvéole (alveolus). (various references)

Pig Latin		alveolateay

Portuguese		alveolar (alveolar, cellular, honeycomb, honeycombed). (various references)

Romanian		alveolat, alveolar (alveolar, cell-like). (various references)

Spanish		alveolado (honeycomb, honeycombed). (various references)

Ukranian		сотовидний. (various references)

Vietnamese		có lỗ như tổ ong. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Rhyming with "Alveolate"

Words rhyming with "alveolate" (pronounced 'Al"ve*o*late'): Absquatulate, Acidulate, Aculeolate, Adulate, Ambulate, Amylate, Apostolate, Appendiculate, Ariled, Arillate, Aristulate, Arllated, Assibilate, Assimulate, Astipulate, Avolate, Barbellate, Barbellulate, Belate, Biarticulate, Biauriculate, Biflabellate, Biflagellate, Bifoliolate, Bimaculate, Binoculate, Binoxalate, Binucleolate, Biocellate, Bipupillate, Bombilate, Boncilate, Bookplate, Bracteolate, Breastplate, Bullate, Bursiculate, Calceolate, Campanulate, Cancellate, Cantillate, Capitellate, Capreolate, Caprylate, Catenulate, Cephalate, Chelate, Chocolate, Cholate, Circumambulate. (additional references)

Anagrams: Alveolate

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-a-e-e-l-l-o-t-v"
	-2 letters: vallate.
	-3 letters: oleate, velate.
	-4 letters: alate, allee, allot, atoll, elate, laevo, leave, level, lovat, ovate, telae, valet, volta, volte.
	-5 letters: alae, alee, aloe, alto, eave, late, lava, lave, leal, leet, leva, levo, lota, love, olea, olla, oval, tael, tala, tale, tall, teal, teel, tela, tele, tell, toea, tola, tole, toll, vale, veal, vela, veto.
	Words containing the letters "a-a-e-e-l-l-o-t-v"
	+4 letters: ventrolateral.
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