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- enveloped enveloped adj. enclosed or surrounded completely; as, the fog-enveloped city. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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enveloped — enclosed enclosed adj. surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate, capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate}; {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Enveloped — Envelop En*vel op, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF. envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en (L. in) + voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.] To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
enveloped virus — A virus that has an outer wrapping or envelope. This envelope comes from the infected cell, or host, in a process called budding off. During the budding process, newly formed virus particles become enveloped or wrapped in an outer coat that is… … English dictionary of cancer terms
enveloped — Synonyms and related words: armored, cased, ceiled, cloaked, clouded, coated, compassed, coped, covered, covert, cowled, curtained, eclipsed, encapsulated, encapsuled, encased, enclosed, encompassed, enfolded, environed, enwrapped, filmed,… … Moby Thesaurus
enveloped — adj. wrapped, encased, enclosed … English contemporary dictionary
enveloped — envelˈoped adjective (heraldry) Entwined, eg with serpents or laurels • • • Main Entry: ↑envelop … Useful english dictionary
enveloped virus — a virus having an outer lipoprotein bilayer acquired by budding through the host cell membrane … Medical dictionary
enveloped in mystery — surrounded by mystery, secret, mysterious, enigmatic … English contemporary dictionary
embedded — enveloped in skin, lacking free edges, e.g. scales of Zoarcidae, Anguillida … Dictionary of ichthyology
magnetosome — Enveloped compartment in magnetotactic bacteria containing magnetite particles. By using this organelle to detect the vertical component of the Earth s magnetic field, the bacteria swim towards the bottom of the sea … Dictionary of molecular biology
