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denticulation

denticulation noun: the state of being set with small notches or teeth.

Noun

denticulation (countable and uncountable, plural denticulations)

  1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth.
    • He only omits the Denticulation of the edges of his Bill, or those small oblique Incisions, which, from their inward respect, are plainly made for the better retention of the Prey1681, Nehemiah Grew, Musæum Regalis Societatis. Or A Catalogue & Description of the Natural and Artificial Rarities Belonging to the Royal Society and Preserved at Gresham Colledge. […], London: […]...
  2. A small tooth; a denticle.

Forms of denticulation

pluraldenticulations

Questions about denticulation

What does denticulation mean?
Denticulation means the state of being set with small notches or teeth.
What part of speech is denticulation?
Denticulation is a noun.
What is the plural of denticulation?
The plural of denticulation is denticulations.

Words near denticulation in the dictionary

  1. denticulate
  2. denticulated
  3. denticulately
  4. denticulates
  5. denticulatin
  6. denticulation
  7. denticulations
  8. denticule
  9. denticules
  10. dentiferous
  11. dentification

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