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cre·na·tion

(krĭ-nā′shən)

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.

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crenation

(krɪˈneɪʃən) or

crenature

1. (Biology) any of the rounded teeth or the notches between them on a crenate structure

2. (Biology) a crenate formation or condition

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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 1. [画像: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.)]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, scallop

curve, curved shape - the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes

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