Dentate

//ˈdɛnteɪt// adj

adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed.
Adjective
  1. 1
    having toothlike projections in the margin wordnet

Synonyms

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battlementedchoppedclawedcrenatecrenatedcrenellated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dentātus, from dēns (“tooth”, oblique stem in dēnt-) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

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dentate fasciadentate gyrusdentate nucleus

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