- ustulate
- Scorched or discolored from prolonged exposure to heat
Grandiloquent dictionary. 2006.
ustulate
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Ustulate — Us tu*late, a. [L. ustulatus, p. p. of ustulare to scorch, urere to burn.] Blackened as if burned. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ustulate — [us′chə lit, us′chəlāt΄] adj. [L ustulatus, pp. of ustulare: see USTULATION] discolored or blackened, as if scorched … English World dictionary
ustulate — adj. [L. ustulatus, scorch or burn] Having the appearance of being scorched or burned; brownish … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
ustulate — adj. /us cheuh lit, layt /; v., /us cheuh layt /, adj., v., ustulated, ustulating. adj. 1. colored or blackened as if scorched. v.t. 2. Obs. to burn; sear; scorch. [1615 25; < L ustulatus ptp. of ustulare to scorch, burn, deriv. of urere to burn; … Universalium
ustulate — /ˈʌstʃələt/ (say uschuhluht), / leɪt/ (say layt) adjective coloured or blackened as if scorched. {Latin ūstulātus, past participle, burnt} …
ustulate — v.t. give burned appearance to; a. scorched. ♦ ustulation, n. roasting; lust … Dictionary of difficult words
ustulate — adj. /us cheuh lit, layt /; v., /us cheuh layt /, adj., v., ustulated, ustulating. adj. 1. colored or blackened as if scorched. v.t. 2. Obs. to burn; sear; scorch. [1615 25; L ustulatus ptp. of ustulare to scorch, burn, deriv. of urere to burn;… … Useful english dictionary
ustulation — /us cheuh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of scorching or burning. 2. Pharm. the roasting or drying of moist substances. [1650 60; < ML ustulation (s. of ustulatio) a scorching, equiv. to L ustulat(us) (see USTULATE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
