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Malleate vs Maleate - What's the difference?

malleate | maleate |

As an adjective malleate

is (zoology) possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.

As a verb malleate

is (rare) to beat into shape with a hammer.

As a noun maleate is

(organic chemistry) any salt or ester of maleic acid.

malleate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (zoology) Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer.
  • * 2009 , James H. Thorp & Alan P. Covich (eds.), Ecology and Classification of North American Freshwater Invertebrates , 3rd ed., page 181
  • Malleate trophi are present in such common rotifers as Brachionus'', ''Keratella'', and ''Lecane .
  • (malacology, of a shell) Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered.
  • * 1919', Henry Augustus Pilsbry, "A Review of the Land Mollusks of the Belgian Congo", ''Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History'' ' 40 : 313
  • The spire has stronger rib-striƦ than C. bequaert i; last whorl finely and closely malleate , with several weak spiral threads.

    Verb

    (malleat)
  • (rare) To beat into shape with a hammer.
  • * 1878 , James Milleson, The Embryonic System of Nature , page 12
  • Man is a mechanic, and works beautiful forms out of natural organisms. He cuts, bores, malleates , melts, casts in matrices, and spins, various articles.

    See also

    * forge * hammer

    maleate

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic chemistry) any salt or ester of maleic acid