Verb (used with object), : catenated cells. From Dictionary.com.
Catenulate: like catenate; but the links are smaller. From Wordnik.com. [Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology] Reference
catenate is used in the phrase "catenate archipelago.". From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 136] Reference
I've met catenate, hyaline, and fecundate, just not often. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 136] Reference
"Catena" means "chain" a catenary arc is the shape that a freely hanging chain forms when fixed at each end so I'd guess that "catenate" is either to do with catenaries or with chains. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 136] Reference
The majority of hydrocarbons found naturally occur in crude oil, where decomposed organic matter provides an abundance of carbon and hydrogen which, when bonded, can catenate to form seemingly limitless chains. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
When a young lady begins to learn music, she voluntarily applies herself to the characters of her music-book, and by many repetitions endeavours to catenate them with the proportions of sound, of which they are symbols. From Wordnik.com. [Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life] Reference
Elements catenate based on their bond energy. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
They were: catenate, hyaline, longanimity, apotropaic, delitescent, and fecundate. From Wordnik.com. [Making Light: Open thread 136] Reference
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