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striate

stri·ate [ str àyt ]


transitive verb  (past and past participle stri·at·ed, present participle stri·at·ing, 3rd person present singular stri·ates)
Definition:
 
mark with striae: to mark something with parallel grooves, ridges, stripes, or narrow bands



adjective 
Definition:
 
anatomy 
Same as  striated


[Late 17th century. < Latin striat-, past participle of striare< stria "furrow, channel"]
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