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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SYNAPTICULA

Syn `ap *tic "u *la, n.; pl. Synapticulæ. Etym: [NL. , dim. from Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between, and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals, especially of the fungian corals.

New American Oxford Dictionary

synaptic

syn ap tic |səˈnaptik səˈnæptɪk | ▶adjective Anatomy of or relating to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells: the synaptic membrane. DERIVATIVES syn ap ti cal ly |-ik (ə )lē |adverb

Oxford Dictionary

synaptic

synaptic |sɪˈnaptɪk, sʌɪ -| ▶adjective Anatomy relating to a synapse or synapses between nerve cells: the synaptic membrane. DERIVATIVES synaptically adverb