guttated


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gut·tate

 (gŭt′āt′) also gut·tat·ed (-ā′tĭd)
adj.
1. Having or resembling drops.
2. Spotted as if by drops.

[Latin guttātus, speckled, from gutta, drop.]
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guttated while those in solutions lacking both nitrate and ammonium