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adjective
1.
Botany. deeply divided into numerous segments, as a leaf.
2.
Physical Geography. separated, by erosion, into many closely spaced crevices or gorges, as the surface of a plateau.
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Dissected
is always a great word to know.
So is multicellular haploid. Does it mean:
| organism with having only one complete set of chromosomes |
| method of forming complex organic materials using sunlight as energy source |
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verb (used with object)
1.
to cut apart (an animal body, plant, etc.) to examine the structure, relation of parts, or the like.
2.
to examine minutely part by part; analyze: to dissect an idea.
Origin:
1600–10; < Latin dissectus (past participle of dissecāre to cut up), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + sec- cut + -tus past participle suffix
1600–10; < Latin dissectus (past participle of dissecāre to cut up), equivalent to dis- dis-1 + sec- cut + -tus past participle suffix
Related forms
dis·sec·ti·ble, adjective
dis·sec·tor, noun
re·dis·sect, verb (used with object)
self-dis·sect·ing, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. anatomize.
1, 2. anatomize.
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Science Dictionary
dissect  (dĭ-sěkt', dī'sěkt') Pronunciation Key
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