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cru|ci|ate — «KROO shee iht, ayt», adjective. 1. of the form of a cross; cross shaped. 2. Botany. having petals arranged in the form of a cross: »a cruciate flower. 3. Zoology. crossing each other diagonally: »an insect s cruciate wings. ╂[< New Latin… … Useful english dictionary
ate — ab·bre·vi·ate; ac·cel·er·ate; acra·ni·ate; ac·u·ate; acu·le·ate; ac·yl·ate; adul·ter·ate; af·fec·tion·ate; af·fil·i·ate; ag·ate; ag·glom·er·ate; al·kyl·ate; al·lit·er·ate; am·mo·ni·ate; ap·pro·pri·ate; ar·che·go·ni·ate; as·cid·i·ate; as·per·ate;… … English syllables
cru — an·a·cru·sis; chlo·ro·cru·o·rin; co·me·cru·do; cru; cru·cet·house; cru·cial; cru·ci·al·i·ty; cru·cial·ly; cru·cian; cru·cia·nel·la; cru·cib·u·lum; cru·ci·fer; cru·cif·er·ae; cru·cif·er·ous; cru·ci·fi·er; cru·ci·fix; cru·ci·fix·ion; cru·ci·fy;… … English syllables
cruciate — cru•ci•ate [[t]ˈkru ʃi ɪt, ˌeɪt[/t]] adj. 1) cross shaped 2) bot formed like a cross with equal arms, as mustard flowers 3) ent orn Zool. having wings that cross at the tips • Etymology: 1675–85; < NL cruciātus= L cruci , s. of crux cross+… … From formal English to slang
cruciate — cru·ci·ate … English syllables
cruciately — cru·ci·ate·ly … English syllables
excruciate — ex·cru·ci·ate … English syllables
ci — aca·ci·in; ac·ci·dence; ac·ci·dens; ac·ci·dent; ac·ci·den·tal·ism; ac·ci·den·tal·ist; ac·ci·den·tal·i·ty; ac·ci·den·tal·ly; ac·ci·dent·ed; ac·ci·dent·ly; ac·ci·die; ac·ci·pit·ri·dae; ad·e·no·car·ci·no·ma; adult·i·ci·dal; ae·ci·o·spore; ae·ci·um;… … English syllables
ex — ex·act; ex·am·ine; ex·am·ple; ex·animate; ex·arch; ex·as·per·ate; ex·cel·lent; ex·centric; ex·cept; ex·cerpt; ex·cess; ex·change; ex·che·quer; ex·cip·i·ent; ex·cise; ex·cit·ant; ex·claim; ex·clu·sion·ist; ex·clu·sive; ex·com·mu·ni·cate;… … English syllables
Cruciate — Cross shaped. Cruciate comes from the Latin crux which means cross . (That is the crux of this matter). The cruciate ligaments are so named because they cross each other. For example, there are cruciate ligaments that cross within the knee joint … Medical dictionary
