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Definition: CONCEPTACLE |
CONCEPTACLENoun1. One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of flowerless plants, especially of algae. 2. A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double follicle or pair of follicles. 3. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver or receptacle. |
Etymology: Conceptacle \Con*cep"ta*cle\, noun. [Latin expression conceptaculum, from concipere to receive. See Conceive.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: CONCEPTACLE |
| English words defined with "CONCEPTACLE": Macrosporangium, Microsporangium ♦ Spermogonium ♦ Zoosporangium. (references) |
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Words beginning with "CONCEPTACLE": conceptacles. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "CONCEPTACLE" (pronounced 'Con*cep"ta*cle'): Adminicle, Ancle, Appendicle, Arbuscle, Auricle, Bernacle, Bernicle, bicycle, Binnacle, Binocle, Bittacle, Calicle, Canticle, Carbuncle, Cardiacle, Caulicle, Charbocle, Cicatricle, Clavicle, Conventicle, Coracle, Cornicle, Covercle, Cubicle, Curricle, Cuticle, follicle, funicle, furuncle, granduncle, hemicycle, Hibernacle, icicle, Mascle, monocle, Monticle, Muscle, Obstacle, Opercle, Orbicle, Ossicle, Panicle, Particle, Pedicle, Peduncle, Pellicle, Pendicle, Pentacle, Perpendicle, Piacle. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-l-n-o-p-t" | |
-3 letters: antelope, conepate, conepatl, pentacle. | |
-4 letters: acetone, capelet, cenacle, coenact, conceal, concept, lactone, peccant, polecat, polenta, potence. | |
-5 letters: accent, accept, cancel, cantle, caplet, capote, cenote, cental, cetane, coatee, coccal, enlace, etalon, lancet, lateen, lepton, locate, octane, oleate, pecten, pelota, pencel, placet, planet, platen, poteen, tenace, teopan, toecap, tolane. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-c-c-e-e-l-n-o-p-t" | |
+1 letter: conceptacles. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 4F 4E 43 45 50 54 41 43 4C 45 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. --- -. -.-. . .--. - .- -.-. .-.. . |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01001111 01001110 01000011 01000101 01010000 01010100 01000001 01000011 01001100 01000101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C O N C E P T A C L E |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 004F 004E 0043 0045 0050 0054 0041 0043 004C 0045 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3749483739505435374639 |
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