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UK
/dˈaɪsɛktɪd/
]
[ US /daɪˈsɛktəd/ ]
[ US /daɪˈsɛktəd/ ]
ADJECTIVE
- having one or more indentations reaching nearly to the midrib
How To Use dissected In A Sentence
- The unforested hills and plateaus of the Dissected Loess Uplands ecoregion are cut by the canyons of Ecoregion 10l and are disjunct. Ecoregions of Idaho (EPA)
- The anthers were dissected from the buds under a stereoscope.
- ‘But, if the body was dissected, it could not be treated with embalming fluids at all,’ Chen said.
- Gossip was exchanged and embellished, births, deaths and marriages were discussed and the price of bonhams and dropped calves were dissected.
- Morphologically, the population is distinguished by having much more dissected leaves than the normal form.
- Nevertheless, the immense size of its larynx or thropple, which William dissected out and brought with him to England, seems to indicate vast powers of voice in this animal; but I am at a loss to conjecture why it should be provided either with this unusual capability of "blaring," or with the exceedingly strong whiskers that arm its muzzle, organs which, though nominally of little or no importance except in The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 367, April 25, 1829
- By replacing body fluids with transparent plastic, plastination maintains the natural shape and color of dissected tissues.
- Large, ferny, deeply dissected leaves make this a favorite.
- Her latest novel was dissected by the critics.
- I dissected the magazine from cover to cover, until the ink started to wear off the pages.