| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the "ectental line" or line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the ovum.[Websters]
2. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb ectentally.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (ectentally) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective ectental.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "ECTENTAL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
| Etymology:Ectental \Ec*ten"tal\, adjective. [Greek expression outside inside.]. (references) |
