Definition of coarctate in English:
coarctate
adjective kəʊˈɑːkteɪtkoʊˈɑrkˌteɪt
Anatomy Biology 1Pressed close together; contracted; compressed.
Example sentencesExamples
- As compared to the ascending aorta, 30-50% narrowing was seen in the coarctate segment in 3 cases.
- The wild perennial grass species Porteresia coarctate Tateoka formerly O. coarctata Roxb. is considered as a potential source of genes for salinity tolerance.
- The ring opening is an eight-electron, Möbius, conrotatory process, not the six-electron, Huckel process described by Herges in his original work describing coarctate orbital topology.
- Formally, the epoxidation of alkenes with peracids can also be considered a coarctate reaction.
- 1.1Entomology (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium.
Example sentencesExamples
- The coarctate is immobile and strongly sclerotized, and it has reduced mouthparts, legs, and musculature.
- Since the pupal case is formed by the larval skin, the pupa within is said to be coarctate.
- A pupa covered by the hardened 3rd larval skin is known as a coarctate pupa..
- The coarctate or pseudopupal stages are those in which hibernation or diapause occurs most frequently.
- The pupa is typically coarctate, or ‘bulletlike’ and is reddish brown with an average length of 5.2 mm.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin coarctatus, past participle of coarctare 'press or draw together'.
Definition of coarctate in US English:
coarctate
adjectivekōˈärkˌtātkoʊˈɑrkˌteɪt
Anatomy Biology 1Pressed close together; contracted; confined.
Example sentencesExamples
- The wild perennial grass species Porteresia coarctate Tateoka formerly O. coarctata Roxb. is considered as a potential source of genes for salinity tolerance.
- As compared to the ascending aorta, 30-50% narrowing was seen in the coarctate segment in 3 cases.
- Formally, the epoxidation of alkenes with peracids can also be considered a coarctate reaction.
- The ring opening is an eight-electron, Möbius, conrotatory process, not the six-electron, Huckel process described by Herges in his original work describing coarctate orbital topology.
- 1.1Entomology (of the pupa of certain flies) formed within and remaining concealed by the larval cuticle or puparium.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the pupal case is formed by the larval skin, the pupa within is said to be coarctate.
- The coarctate is immobile and strongly sclerotized, and it has reduced mouthparts, legs, and musculature.
- The coarctate or pseudopupal stages are those in which hibernation or diapause occurs most frequently.
- A pupa covered by the hardened 3rd larval skin is known as a coarctate pupa..
- The pupa is typically coarctate, or ‘bulletlike’ and is reddish brown with an average length of 5.2 mm.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Latin coarctatus, past participle of coarctare ‘press or draw together’.