A fish whose bones resemble the teeth of a comb.

plural of pectination

The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated. / The act of combing; the combing of the head. / (biology) comb-like toothing

(obsolete, anatomy) Of or relating to the pecten. / (anatomy) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone.

(anatomy) The line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.

plural of pectinate line

Having the form of a comb; pectinate.

(biochemistry) Any protease that break down pectin.

plural of pectinesterase

(biochemistry) A ubiquitous cell-wall-associated enzyme that presents several isoforms that facilitate plant cell wall modification and subsequent breakdown, found in all higher plants as well as in some bacteria and fungi