turbinate adjective & noun. ['tǝ:bɪnǝt] M17.
[Latin turbinatus, formed as TURBINAL: see -ATE².]
A. adjective. Biology. Resembling a spinning-top in shape, conical; in Botany, inversely conical; in Anatomy, designating or pertaining to the turbinals of the nasal cavity. M17.
b. noun.
1. Zoology. A turbinate shell. rare. E19.

2. Anatomy. A turbinate bone. L19.
Also
■ turbinated adjective E17.

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