ladderlike

English

Etymology

ladder +‎ -like

Adjective

ladderlike (comparative more ladderlike, superlative most ladderlike)

  1. Resembling a ladder (device used for climbing).
    • 1989, Elizabeth F Neufeld; Victor Ginsburg, Complex Carbohydrates:
      The fastest moving components of capsular polysaccharides can usually be separated as distinct bands in a ladderlike pattern by gel electrophoresis...
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