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crenate

/ˈkɹiː.neɪt/

crenate adjective: having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

Adjective

crenate (comparative more crenate, superlative most crenate)

  1. Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

Noun

crenate (plural crenates)

  1. Any salt or ester of crenic acid

crenate meaning in Tamil

crenate in Tamil

அரைவட்டவெட்டுள்ள

Forms of crenate

Adjective
comparativemore crenate
superlativemost crenate
Noun
pluralcrenates

Origin of crenate

Borrowed from Latin crēnātus, merged with a Latinization of Middle French crené, past participle of crener (“to mark with a notch”), derivative of cren, cran (“notch”), of Celtic origin.

From Ancient Greek κρήνη (krḗnē, “spring”) + -ate. By surface analysis, cren- + -ate.

Words formed from crenate

Questions about crenate

What does crenate mean?
Crenate means having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.
What is crenate in Tamil?
Crenate in Tamil is அரைவட்டவெட்டுள்ள. See Crenate meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is crenate?
Crenate can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce crenate?
Crenate is pronounced /ˈkɹiː.neɪt/.

Words near crenate in the dictionary

  1. crenarchaeon
  2. crenarchaeotal
  3. crenarchaeote
  4. crenarchaeotes
  5. crenarchaeotic
  6. crenate
  7. crenated
  8. crenately
  9. crenates
  10. crenation
  11. crenations

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