- dentate
- With sharp spines directed outward from margins [Butler, T.H.].(Order Isopoda):Edged with teeth [Kensley and Schotte, 1989].
Crustacea glossary. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. 2011.
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Dentate — may refer to: Dentate gyrus of the hippocampus Dentate nucleus of the cerebellum In chemistry, dentate refers to the type of ligand that can form multiple coordinated covalent bonds with a metal dentate leaf, a kind of leaf margin This disam … Wikipedia
Dentate — Den tate (d[e^]n t[asl]t), Dentated Den ta*ted (d[e^]n t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis, tooth.] 1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dentate — [den′tāt΄] adj. [ME dentat < L dentatus < dens, TOOTH] 1. having teeth or toothlike projections; toothed or notched 2. Bot. having a toothed margin: said of some leaves: see LEAF dentately adv … English World dictionary
dentate — adjective Etymology: Latin dentatus, from dent , dens Date: 1760 having teeth or pointed conical projections < a dentate margin of a leaf > … New Collegiate Dictionary
dentate — den•tate [[t]ˈdɛn teɪt[/t]] adj. bot zool. having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes: a dentate leaf[/ex] • Etymology: 1800–10; < L dentātus=dent , s. of dēns tooth+ ātus ate I den′tate•ly, adv … From formal English to slang
dentate — having teeth or tooth like points; serrate … Dictionary of ichthyology
dentate — adj. [L. dens, tooth] Toothed, or with tooth like processes … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dentate — dentately, adv. /den tayt/, adj. Bot., Zool. having a toothed margin or toothlike projections or processes. [1800 10; < L dentatus, equiv. to dent (s. of dens) TOOTH + atus ATE1] * * * … Universalium
dentate — adjective Having teeth or toothlike projections; serrated, toothed … Wiktionary
dentate — Notched; toothed; cogged. [L. dentatus, toothed] * * * den·tate den .tāt adj having teeth or pointed conical projections * * * adj. 1. having teeth. 2. serrated; having toothlike projections. * * * den·tate (denґtāt) [L. dentatus] having… … Medical dictionary
