| Pronunciation: | | kri'neyshun
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] 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.) |
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CRENATION is a 9 letter word that starts with C. |
| | Synonyms: | | crenature, crenel, crenelle, scallop |
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| | See Also: | | curve, curved shape |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Cre*na"tion\ (kr?-n?"sh?n), n.
1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
2. The condition of being crenate.
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The condition of a red blood cell which has abnormally shrunk, in general due to osmotic changes in its surrounding medium (blood plasma, usually) -- that is, the amount of solutes in the medium becomes much greater than the contents of the red blood cell so the water plumping up the red blood cell flows out of it and into the medium, causing it to shrink. |
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