Annulate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈænjələt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Annulate is an adjective meaning Having an annular form or shape.
Meaning
Having an annular form or shape.
More Meanings
- (botany) Describes a fern sporangium that has an annulus.
- (mycology) Describes a mushroom with an annulus on the stipe.
- (zoology) One of the Annulata.
- (transitive, chemistry) To cause (something) to undergo an annulation reaction (a reaction which forms a ring of atoms).
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).
Word Forms
- annulates
- annulating
- annulated
Synonyms for annulate
Depending on context, synonyms include ringed, rounded, annular, circinate, circular, ring-shaped.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ring-shaped, annular, rounded, ringed, circular, circinate.
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