Imperforate Definition

ĭm-pûrfər-ĭt
adjective
Having no holes or openings; unpierced.
Webster's New World
Having a straight edge without perforations.
Webster's New World
Lacking the normal opening.
Webster's New World
noun
An imperforate stamp.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Imperforate

Noun

Singular:
imperforate
Plural:
imperforates

Imperforate Sentence Examples

  • In some corals the septa are solid imperforate plates of calcite, and their peripheral ends are either firmly welded together, or are united by interstitial pieces so as to form imperforate theca.

  • Occasionally the hymen is imperforate and then gives rise to trouble in menstruation.

  • In Coleochaete the oogonial wall is drawn out into a considerable tube, which is provided with an apical pore, and this tube has a somewhat similar appearance to the imperforate trichogyne of Florideae to be hereafter described.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

ETEATE

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