Sekirov Dictionary

acervate

UK /ˈæs.ə.veɪt/US /ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/

adjective 1
verb 1
forms 5

adjective1

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(rare) Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.
- Later, the megaspore becomes fully engorged with cytoplasm and accumulates an acervate complex of storage products such as lipids, starch and protein bodies (Fig. 2.4). — 1989

verb1

(no longer used) To heap up.

forms

acervated · acervating · acervates · more acervate · most acervate

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