crenate

English

Etymology

From New Latin crēnātus, probably Latinization of Middle French crené, past participle of crener (“to mark with a notch”), derivative of cren, cran (“notch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹiː.neɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

crenate (comparative more crenate, superlative most crenate)

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

Derived terms

• apocrenate
• bicrenate
• crenulate
• double crenate
• noncrenate
• subcrenate

 

Translations

scalloped

• Italian: crenato
• Spanish: dentado (es)

Noun

crenate (plural crenates)

1. (chemistry) Any salt or ester of crenic acid

Translations

salt or ester of crenic acid

• Italian: crenato m

Anagrams

• centare, enacter, re-enact, reenact, reënact, trecena

Italian

Adjective

crenate

1. feminine plural of crenato

Anagrams

• carente, cerante, creante, nartece, recante

Latin

Adjective

crēnāte

1. vocative masculine singular of crēnātus