acervate

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acervate

/ˈæs.ə.veɪt/ UK
/ˈæs.ɚ.veɪt/ US

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From Latin acervātus, perfect passive participle of acervō (“heap or pile up”), from acervus (“heap”).

adjective more acervate · most acervate

rare Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters. Later, the megaspore becomes fully engorged with cytoplasm and accumulates an acervate complex of storage products such as lipids, starch and protein bodies (Fig. 2.4).

verb acervates · acervating · acervated

obsolete, transitive To heap up.
Similar: heap, pile

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verb to heap up

Português	acervar

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@misc{acervate_2026,
  title = {acervate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/acervate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}