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faveolate

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fa⋅ve⋅o⋅late

  [fuh-vee-uh-leyt, -lit]
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–adjective
honeycombed; alveolate; pitted.
Origin:
1865–70; faveol(us) + -ate 1
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fa·ve·o·late   (fə-vē'ə-lāt')   
adj.  Pitted with cavities or cells; honeycombed.

[From New Latin faveolus : Latin favus, honeycomb + (alv)eolus.]
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Main Entry: fa·ve·o·late
Pronunciation: f&-'vE-&-l&t, -"lAt
Function: adjective
: having cavities like a honeycomb : ALVEOLATE
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faveolate fa·ve·o·late (fə-vē'ə-lāt')
adj.
Pitted with cavities; honeycombed.

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