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coarctate Definition

co·arc·tate (kō ärk′tāt′)

adjective

  1. compressed or constricted
  2. rigidly enclosed in the last larval skin: said of certain insect pupae

Etymology: < L coarctatus, pp. of coarctare, to press together < co-, together + artare, to press together < artus, fitted, narrow < artus, a joint (see art): sp. infl. by assoc. with arcere, to enclose

coarctate Related Forms
co′·arc·ta′·tion noun
coarctate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • atom: With phosphorus as the coarctate atom, each ring appears to sustain aromaticity associated with its own 4n or 4n+2 p -electron count.
  • reaction: The classification of such an atom transfer as a concerted coarctate reaction is discussed.