Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

annulate

/ˈænjələt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-nu-late
IPA: /ˈænjələt/

8

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having an annular form or shape.

adj

Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.

adj

Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.

noun

One of the Annulata.

verb

To cause (something) to undergo an annulation reaction (a reaction which forms a ring of atoms).

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A conceptually different approach was undertaken by Schreiber and coworkers in which, rather than annulating the enediyne bridge onto a cyclohexane-type precursor, both rings were assembled in a single transformation, specifically an intramolecular Diels-Alder reaction (Scheme XII) (30)."

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin annulatus, from Latin ānulātus.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: ānulātus

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

more annulate (comparative) most annulate (superlative) annulates (plural) annulates (present, singular) annulating (participle, present) annulated (participle, past) annulated (past)

Derived Forms

annulating biannulate exannulate quadriannulate sexannulate triannulate

Frequently Paired Words

annulation

Synonyms

annular annulated circinate ringed ring-shaped doughnut-shaped

Questions

How do you pronounce annulate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈænjələt/.
What does annulate mean?: Having an annular form or shape.
Where does annulate come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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