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crenate.

Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈkɹiː.neɪt/
  1. Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Latin crēnātus, merged with a Latinization of Middle French crené, past participle of crener (“to mark with a notch”), derivative of cren, cran (“notch”), of Celtic origin.

noun
  1. Any salt or ester of crenic acid

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek κρήνη (krḗnē, “spring”) + -ate. By surface analysis, cren- + -ate.

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