Associations to the word «Coarctate»

Adjective

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Wiktionary

COARCTATE, adjective. (anatomy) constricted, narrowed or compressed
COARCTATE, adjective. (entomology) (of a pupa) enclosed in a rigid case
COARCTATE, verb. (obsolete) To press together; to crowd.
COARCTATE, verb. (obsolete) To restrain; to confine.

Dictionary definition

COARCTATE, adjective. (of an insect pupa) enclosed in a rigid case.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus