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Definition of crenate in English: crenateadjective ˈkriːneɪtˈkrineɪt Zoology Botany (especially of a leaf or shell) having a round-toothed or scalloped edge. Compare with crenulate Example sentencesExamples - The leaves, about 4 cm by 2 cm are opposite, deltoid-ovate, crenate serrate and green to dark green in colour.
- Supported on four feet modeled as shells (mussel, scallop, oyster, and clam), it has irregularly crenate ends that are encrusted with sand and various types of aquatic life, and other marine-related elements adorn the lower sides.
- He looked up from the floor of his buggy and saw a large crenate tree just before he hit it.
Synonyms jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken
Derivatives adjective Botany Zoology In urine with a very high specific gravity the red cells become crenated which may appear as granules or spikes in the cell. Example sentencesExamples - Note the budding and the more oval appearance of each cell. (‘A’ is a crenated red blood cell; ‘C’ is also a red cell.)
- As markers of the membrane, this author used the spicules of a crenated red cell, a spot created by illumination of the membrane with a laser, or Heinz bodies.
noun Botany Zoology Marine amoebae are not in danger of lysis or crenation because seawater and their cytoplasm are isotonic. Example sentencesExamples - Leaf shape is somewhat variable in Swamp White Oak in terms of how shallow or deep the spaces are between the crenations or lobes on the margin.
- Their small crenations guaranteed an easy perforation of skin.
- These are smooth, with a slight silvery sheen on the grooved upper surface, sculptured with raised veins on the convex lower surface, and with a few crenations on the margins.
- Moreover, the present invention will prevent the destruction of red blood cells accelerated by the crenation.
Origin Late 18th century (earlier as crenated): from modern Latin crenatus, from popular Latin crena 'notch'. Definition of crenate in US English: crenateadjectiveˈkrēnātˈkrineɪt Botany Zoology (especially of a leaf or shell) having a round-toothed or scalloped edge. Compare with crenulate Example sentencesExamples - The leaves, about 4 cm by 2 cm are opposite, deltoid-ovate, crenate serrate and green to dark green in colour.
- Supported on four feet modeled as shells (mussel, scallop, oyster, and clam), it has irregularly crenate ends that are encrusted with sand and various types of aquatic life, and other marine-related elements adorn the lower sides.
- He looked up from the floor of his buggy and saw a large crenate tree just before he hit it.
Synonyms jagged, craggy, rugged, uneven, rough, irregular, broken
Origin Late 18th century (earlier as crenated): from modern Latin crenatus, from popular Latin crena ‘notch’. |