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re·tic·u·lar

   
[ri-tik-yuh-ler]

–adjective
1. having the form of a net; netlike
2. intricate or entangled
3. Anatomy: of or pertaining to a reticulum

(Once I read the third meaning, I remembered the endoplasmic reticulum!

re·tic·u·lum


[ri-tik-yuh-luhm]

–noun, plural: -la  [-luh] for 1-3, genitive -li  [-lahy] for 4
1. a network; any reticulated system or structure.
2. Anatomy
a. a network of intercellular fibers in certain tissues
b. a network of structures in the endoplasm or nucleus of certain cells

3. Zoology: the second stomach of ruminating animals, between the rumen and the omasum.
4. (initial capital letter) Astronomy: the Net, a southern constellation between Dorado and Hydrus)
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