Meanings
plural crenations
- countableuncountablebiologyThe contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells.
- countableuncountablebiologyA rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
- countableuncountableThe condition of being crenate.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounone of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latincrenatus“scalloped, notched”
- Englishcrenation
Latin crenatus (“scalloped, notched”).
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crenation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crenation
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