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Noun Concept
Categories: Animal physiology, Solutions, Membrane biology
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scallop  crenation  crenature  crenel  crenelle
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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.) WordNet 3.0
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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.) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Crenation in botany and zoology, describes an object's shape, especially a leaf or shell, as being round-toothed or having a scalloped edge. Wikipedia
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. Wiktionary
A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any part that is crenate; a crenelle. Wiktionary
One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell. Wiktionary
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curve
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scallop
scallop
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
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crenation
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Crenation
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crenation, crenature, scallop

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