Crenate Definition

krēnāt
adjective
Having a notched or scalloped edge, as certain leaves.
Webster's New World
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noun

(chemistry) Any salt or ester of crenic acid.

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Other Word Forms of Crenate

Noun

Singular:
crenate
Plural:
crenates

Origin of Crenate

  • New Latin crēnātus from Late Medieval Latin crēna notch from a reading of an uncertain Latin word in a corrupt passage in Pliny the Elder (influenced by Old French cren notch)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • ModL crenatus < VL crena, a notch, groove < IE *(s)krei-, to separate: see crisis

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

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