crenation

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cre·na·tion

C0739300 (krĭ-nā′shən)n.1. A rounded projection, as on the margin of a shell.2. The condition or state of being crenate.3. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, undergo shrinkage and acquire a notched or scalloped surface.

crenation

(krɪˈneɪʃən) or

crenature

n1. (Biology) any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure2. (Biology) a crenate formation or condition

cre•na•tion

(krɪˈneɪ ʃən)

n. 1. a rounded projection or tooth, as on the margin of a leaf. 2. (in erythrocytes) the state of being or becoming shrunken with a notched or indented edge. [1840–50]

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Noun

crenation - one 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.)crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallopcurve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

crenation

[kre-na´shun] 1. the formation of abnormal notching around the edge of an erythrocyte (burr cell).2. the notched appearance of an erythrocyte due to its shrinkage after suspension in a hypertonic solution.

cre·na·tion

(krē-nā'shŭn), The process of becoming, or state of being, crenated.

crenation

(krĭ-nā′shən)n.1. A rounded projection, as on the margin of a shell.2. The condition or state of being crenate.3. A process resulting from osmosis in which red blood cells, in a hypertonic solution, undergo shrinkage and acquire a notched or scalloped surface.

crenation

noun

Synonyms for crenation

noun one 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

Synonyms

crenature
crenel
crenelle
scallop

Related Words

curve
curved shape