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Meaning of "pectines" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PECTINES

pectines  [ˈpektɪˌniːz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PECTINES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pectines is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PECTINES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pecten (biology)

Pectines are comb-like structures, widely found in the biological world. They occur, for example, on the underside of scorpions, where they are used as sense organs. In ducks they are placed on the sides of the bill and serve both as food-strainer and as a comb for preening. The avian eye also contains a structure called a pecten oculi, which is a comb-like projection of the retina. It is thought to enhance nutrition for the cells of the retina. Whales have a similar comb-like structure called baleen. "Pectinate" means supplied with a comb-like structure and is reflected in numerous specific names as "pectinata", "pectinatus" or "pectinatum" or epiteths like Murex pecten.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PECTINES


Aeschines
ˈiːskəˌniːz
Anaximenes
ˌænækˈsɪməˌniːz
antichthones
ænˈtɪkθəˌniːz
Antisthenes
ænˈtɪsθəˌniːz
Aristophanes
ˌærɪˈstɒfəˌniːz
Cleisthenes
ˈklaɪsθəˌniːz
Demosthenes
dɪˈmɒsθəˌniːz
Diogenes
daɪˈɒdʒɪˌniːz
Eratosthenes
ˌɛrəˈtɒsθɪˌniːz
ferromanganese
ˌfɛrəʊˈmæŋɡəˌniːz
flamines
ˈflæmɪˌniːz
hippomanes
hɪˈpɒməˌniːz
Hippomenes
hɪˈpɒmɪˌniːz
knock-knees
ˈnɒkˌniːz
manganese
ˈmæŋɡəˌniːz
teredines
tɛˈriːdɪˌniːz
testudines
tɛˈstjuːdɪˌniːz
uredines
jʊˈriːdɪˌniːz
vertigines
vɜːˈtɪdʒɪˌniːz
Xenophanes
zɛˈnɒfəˌniːz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PECTINES

pectic
pectic acid
pectin
pectinaceous
pectinal
pectinate
pectinated
pectinately
pectination
pectineal
pectinesterase
pectinous
pectisable
pectisation
pectise
pectizable
pectization
pectize
pectolite
pectoral

WORDS THAT END LIKE PECTINES

Clementines
confines
Des Moines
double yellow lines
dressed to the nines
Grenadines
headlines
Hines
imagines
lines
make hay while the sun shines
news headlines
Philippines
Pines
Republic of the Philippines
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
sidelines
Staines
the Grenadines
Yvelines

Synonyms and antonyms of pectines in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pectines» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PECTINES

Find out the translation of pectines to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pectines from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pectines» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

果胶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pectinas
570 millions of speakers

English

pectines
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pectines
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الغشاء المشطي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

пектины
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pectinas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pectines
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pectines
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pectines
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pektine
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ペクチン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

펙틴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pectin
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

pectines
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

pectines
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पेक्टिन्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pektinler
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pectine
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pektyny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пектини
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pectine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πηκτίνες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pectines
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pektiner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Pektiner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pectines

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINES»

The term «pectines» is normally little used and occupies the 147.362 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of pectines
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «pectines».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PECTINES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pectines» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pectines» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pectines

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PECTINES»

Discover the use of pectines in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pectines and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Biology of Scorpions
some subsequent experiments, amputation of the pectines appears to have had no adverse effect upon the behavior being examined. Cloudsley-Thompson ( 1955) made preliminary observations suggesting that the pectines detect ground  ...
Gary A. Polis, 1990
2
Teaching and Learning Latin in Thirteenth-century England: ...
... webb I 142 pectines anglice sclees II 152 pectines hhanátrs II 139 pectines lanturs II 152 pectines lannirus II 139 pectines peines II 88 pectines penes II 73 pectines penies II 93 114 pectines peyrus II 139 pectines plaie 1 228 pectines plais II ...
Tony Hunt, 1991
3
Scorpions of Southern Africa
Just behind the sternum and genital opening are the pectines - comb-like structures on the underside of the prosoma that are unique to scorpions. Early arachnologists speculated that they were used for flying or as braces when the scorpion ...
Jonathan Leeming, 2003
4
Citrus bergamia: Bergamot and its Derivatives
In particular, the total amount of pectines and the different fractions (water soluble , soluble in hexamethaphosphate, soluble in alkaline solution) were found for samples extracted in laboratory with a normal electric citrus juicer and compared  ...
Giovanni Dugo, Ivana Bonaccorsi, 2013
5
Modern Text Book of Zoology: Invertebrates
Sensory organs include : (i) eyes, (ii) pectines, (iii) stridulating organs and (iv) sensory hairs. 1. Eyes. Eyes are of two types Median and lateral. One pair of conspicous median eyes are present dorsally on carapace, closely placed together in ...
Prof. R.L.Kotpal, 2012
6
The Pectines of Scorpions: Analysis of Structure and Function
This is a neuroanatomical and ethological study of the pectines, the primary chemosensory organs of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones).
John M. Melville, 2001
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Advances in Pectin and Pectinase Research
Vannier, M.P. (1994) Mise en evidence des pectines methyltransferases chez le lin. Caracterisation des pectines methyltransferases, PhD thesis, Universite de Rouen, France. Wakeley, P.R., Rogers, H.J., Rozycka, M., Greenland, A.J. and ...
A. G. J. Voragen, Fons Voragen, Henk Schols, 2003
8
Phylogeography and Geographical Variation of Behavioral and ...
The pectines and their associated peg sensilla are thought to be responsible for sensing substrate-borne chemical cues, such as pheromones, in scorpions ( Brownell 2001). Pairs of pectines are located on the ventral side of all scorpions and ...
Abraham Miller, 2008
9
Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful ...
Under this section come those Pectens which have nearly equilateral auriculations, as Pectines maximus, Jacobceus, Striatula, minuta, Pleuronecies, Radula, Plica. ** Pectines auricula altera intus ciliato Spinosa. Under which are arranged ...
‎1840
10
The Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Difussion of ...
Under this section come those Pectens which have nearly equilateral auriculations, as Pectines maximus, Jacobceus, Slriatula, minuta, Pleuronectes, Radula, Plica. ** Pectines auricula altera intus ciliato Spinosa. Under which are arranged ...
‎1840

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PECTINES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pectines is used in the context of the following news items.
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Notre corps est-il adapté à la consommation de viande ? Réponse …
Les fruits consommés par nos cousins primates contiennent également bien plus de “pectines” que ceux cultivés. La plupart des mammifères, ... «Sport is Everywhere, Jun 13»
2
Scorpions, Spiders and Sharks: Electron-Microscope Images
Scorpions have unique sensory combs, called pectines, on their ventral sides. The combs sense textures of surfaces and detect chemical ... «Wired News, Apr 11»
3
Brennels strives to produce fine count nettle fibre fabrics
... of using bio-digestion in an anaerobe environment to break down all the elements, like pectines and lignines, around the elementary fibers. «Fibre2fashion.com, Oct 09»

REFERENCE
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