Definition of alveolate Alveolate

al•ve•o•late

We found 4 definitions of alveolate from 3 different sources.

What does alveolate mean?

Adjective
alveolate - pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb)
		faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed, pitted
		cellular characterized by or divided into or containing cells or compartments (the smallest organizational or structural unit of an organism or organization); "the cellular construction of a beehive"; "any effective opposition to a totalitarian regime must be secretive and cellular"

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alveolate (Noun)
A grouping of protists comprising the ciliates, sporozoa and dinoflagellates.
alveolate (Adjective)
Having a structure containing honeycomb- like cavities.