reticulation

[ri-tik-yuh-ley-shuhn]

re·tic·u·la·tion

[ri-tik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
noun
a reticulated formation, arrangement, or appearance; network.

Origin:
1665–75; reticulate + -ion

in·ter·re·tic·u·la·tion, noun
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Reticulation has a plethora of syllables.
So is antidisestablishmentarianism. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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reticulate (rɪˈtɪkjʊlɪt)
 
adj
1.  in the form of a network or having a network of parts: a reticulate leaf
2.  resembling, covered with, or having the form of a net
 
vb
3.  to form or be formed into a net
 
[C17: from Late Latin rēticulātus made like a net]
 
re'ticulately
 
adv
 
reticu'lation
 
n

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