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- in|sec|tile «ihn SEHK tuhl», adjective.1. of or like an insect.2. consisting of insects.
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sec|tile — «SEHK tuhl», adjective. that can be cut smoothly by a knife but cannot withstand pulverization: »a sectile mineral. If the specimen can be cut by a knife, like a piece of hard tar, and yet shatters under a sharp blow, it is sectile (Scientific… … Useful english dictionary
sec — sec·a·lin; sec·a·lose; sec·a·mo·ne; sec; sec·a·teur; Sec·co·tine; sec·o·barbital; sec·odont; Sec·o·nal; sec·ond·ar·i·ly; sec·ond·ar·i·ness; sec·ond hand·ed·ness; sec·ond·ly; sec·ond·ness; sec·re·taire; sec·re·tar·i·al; sec·re·tar·i·at;… … English syllables
tile — bis·sex·tile; cas·tile; cen·tile; chrys·o·tile; coc·tile; co·le·op·tile; duc·tile; duc·tile·ly; erec·tile; ex·sec·tile; ex·ser·tile; fer·tile; fer·tile·ly; fer·tile·ness; flu·vi·a·tile; fu·tile; hos·tile·ly; hos·tile·ness; in·fan·tile; len·tile;… … English syllables
sectile — sec•tile [[t]ˈsɛk tɪl[/t]] adj. capable of being cut smoothly with a knife • Etymology: 1710–20; < L sectilis, der. of sec(āre) to cut sec•til′i•ty, n … From formal English to slang
sectile — sec·tile … English syllables
exsectile — ex·sec·tile … English syllables
insectile — in·sec·tile … English syllables
Insectile — In*sec tile, a. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, insects. Bacon. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sectile — Sec tile, a. [L. sectilis, fr. secare, sectum, to cut: cf. F. sectile. See {Section}.] Capable of being cut; specifically (Min.), capable of being severed by the knife with a smooth cut; said of minerals. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sectile — 1. Capable of being cut or divided. 2. Having the appearance of being divided. [L. sectilis, fr. seco, to cut] * * * sec·tile (sekґtīl) [L. sectilis, from secare to cut] 1. susceptible of being cut. 2. one of several parts into which a whole … Medical dictionary
