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Crenate vs Crenation - What's the difference?

crenate | crenation |

In botany terms the difference between crenate and crenation

is that crenate is having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped while crenation is a rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.

As an adjective crenate

is having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

crenate

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (botany) Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

    • Derived terms

    * crenulate * bicrenate * double crenate

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) Any salt or ester of crenic acid

    • Anagrams

    * ----

    crenation

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia crenation)
  • The contraction of, or formation of abnormal notchings around, the edges of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis, especially noticeable in red blood cells.
  • (botany) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.
  • The condition of being crenate.

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