Definitions for crenation
krɪˈneɪ ʃəncre·na·tion

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1. scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenellenoun

   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.)

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1. crenationnoun

   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.

2. Etymology: crenatus, "scalloped" or "notched".

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1. Crenation

   Crenation (from modern Latin crenatus meaning "scalloped or notched", from popular Latin crena meaning "notch") in botany and zoology, describes an object's shape, especially a leaf or shell, as being round-toothed or having a scalloped edge.The descriptor can apply to objects of different types, including cells, where one mechanism of crenation is the contraction of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis.: 229–230  In a hypertonic environment, the cell has a lower concentration of solutes than the surrounding extracellular fluid, and water diffuses out of the cell by osmosis, causing the cytoplasm to decrease in volume. As a result, the cell shrinks and the cell membrane develops abnormal notchings. Pickling cucumbers and salt-curing of meat are two practical applications of crenation.: 229 Plasmolysis is the term which describes plant cells when the cytoplasm shrinks from the cell wall in a hypertonic environment. In plasmolysis, the cell wall stays intact, but the plasma membrane shrinks and the chloroplasts of the plant cell concentrate in the center of the cell.

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1. crenation

   Crenation is a biological process that occurs in red blood cells when they shrink and become wrinkled due to being in a hypertonic solution, which has a higher concentration of solutes than the cell. This causes the plasma membrane to fold and form abnormal notches, giving the cell a scalloped or serrated appearance. The term can also refer to a similar morphological change in other biological tissues or cells. In the field of the physical sciences, crenation refers to the formation of scalloped or tooth-like margins on a material surface.

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1. Crenationnoun

   a rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf

2. Crenationnoun

   the condition of being crenate

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1. Crenation

   Crenation in botany and zoology, describes an object's shape, especially a leaf or shell, as being round-toothed or having a scalloped edge. The descriptor can apply to objects of different types, including cells, where one mechanism of crenation is the contraction of a cell after exposure to a hypertonic solution, due to the loss of water through osmosis. In a hypertonic environment, the cell has a lower concentration of solutes than the surrounding extracellular fluid, and water diffuses out of the cell by osmosis, causing the cytoplasm to decrease in volume. As a result, the cell shrinks and the cell membrane develops abnormal notchings. Pickling cucumbers and salt-curing of meat are two practical applications of crenation. Crenation may be a feature of red blood cells. These erythrocytes look as if they have projections extending from a smaller central area, like a spiked ball. The crenations may be either large, irregular spicules of acanthocytes, or smaller, more numerous, regularly irregular projections of echinocytes. Acanthocytes and echinocytes may arise from abnormalities of the cell membrane lipids or proteins, or from other disease processes, or as an ex vivo artifact.

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1. container

2. connarite

3. cotarnine

4. narcotine

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of crenation in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of crenation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Crenation
3. ^ Wikipedia
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
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6. ^ Wikidata
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