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aciculate

[uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt]

a·cic·u·late

[uh-sik-yuh-lit, -leyt]
adjective
1.
having aciculae.
2.
marked as with needle scratches.
3.
needle-shaped; acicular.
Also, a·cic·u·lat·ed.


Origin:
1830–40; acicul(a) + -ate1
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Aciculate is always a great word to know.
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a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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aciculate or aciculated (əˈsɪkjʊlɪt, -ˌleɪt)
 
adj
1.  having aciculae
2.  marked with or as if with needle scratches
 
aciculated or aciculated
 
adj

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