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crenate¹

  • /ˈkɹiː.neɪt/

Where it 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.

adjective more crenate · most crenate

  1. Having round or blunt teeth on its margin; scalloped.

crenate²

Where it comes from

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

noun crenates

  1. Any salt or ester of crenic acid

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adj scalloped

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Italianocrenato

noun salt or ester of crenic acid

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"crenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/crenate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"crenate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/crenate.

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@misc{crenate_2026,
  title = {crenate},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/crenate},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}