crenate

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/ˈkɹiː.neɪt/

adjective

Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

Similar
crenatedscallopedrough
OriginLatin crēnātus ← Middle French crené →
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Meanings

crenate1

adjectivecrenate (comparative more crenate, superlative most crenate)

comparative more crenate · superlative most crenate

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

crenate2

nouncrenate (plural crenates)

plural crenates

  1. chemistryAny salt or ester of crenic acid

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving a margin with rounded scallops

Similar
crenatedscallopedrough
Also see
crenatedroughscalloped

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

crenate · adjective

  1. Middle Frenchcrené
  2. Latincrēnātus
  3. Englishcrenate

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.

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crenate · noun

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

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Translations

Italian crenato, crenato
  • crenatoscalloped
  • crenatosalt or ester of crenic acid
Spanish dentado
  • dentadoscalloped

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crenate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenate.

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