alveolate.

Marked by small pits or cavities in a honeycomb-like arrangement.

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Words that belong together

• an alveolate surface
• alveolate structure

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The alveolate surface retained fluid in its shallow pits.

An alveolate structure emerged beneath the peeled covering.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Forms: Comparative more alveolate; superlative most alveolate where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.