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| − | '''catenate''' ( | + | '''catenate''' ([[Category:Adjective]][[:Category:Adjective|adjective]]; ''variant spelling:'' [[catenulate]]) – in chains, forming chains, as if linked together in a chain. Referring to distinctly separate cells that often, but not necessarily remain attached to one another, thus forming chains; e. g., the [[photobiont]] ''Nostoc'' typically forms short "chains of pearls" within lichen [[thalli]]; [[conidia]] often form in distinct chains before they break apart. ''Related terms:'' [[arthrocatenate]], [[basocatenate]], [[blastocatenate]], [[catenuliform]], [[moniliform]]. |
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catenate (adjective; variant spelling: catenulate) – in chains, forming chains, as if linked together in a chain. Referring to distinctly separate cells that often, but not necessarily remain attached to one another, thus forming chains; e. g., the photobiont Nostoc typically forms short "chains of pearls" within lichen thalli; conidia often form in distinct chains before they break apart. Related terms: arthrocatenate, basocatenate, blastocatenate, catenuliform, moniliform.
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