Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
1,763,122,098 visitors served.
forum mailing list For webmasters
?
New: Language forums
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

dentate

   Also found in: Medical, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia 0.03 sec.
den·tate  (dntt)
adj.
Edged with toothlike projections; toothed: dentate leaves.
[Latin denttus, from dns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
dentately adv.
click for a larger image
dentate
dentate leaf
dentate [ˈdɛnteɪt]
adj
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) having teeth or toothlike processes
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Botany) (of leaves) having a toothed margin
[from Latin dentātus]
dentately  adv
dentate  (dntt)
Edged with toothlike projections; toothed. Used of leaves, such as those of birches.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.dentate - having toothlike projections in the margin
rough - of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped


How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Email
Feedback
Add definition
? Mentioned in ? References in periodicals archive
 
In addition to the transient edema, the other possibility is that the high signal intensity in cerebellar dentate nuclei is caused by an artifact.
Dimethylamine borane neurotoxicity by Kuo, Hung-Chou / Environmental Health Perspectives
The scientists focused on a particular region called the dentate gyrus, which earlier studies had suggested plays a role in consolidating memories.
Fit moms, brainier babies: exercising mothers provide neurological ... by Brownlee, C. / Science News
The brain was the most heavily affected, with granulomas concentrated in the periventricular white matter, around the dentate nuclei, and along the cerebral and cerebellar cortices.
Baylisascaris procyonis: an emerging helminthic zoonosis. (Synopsis) by Morse, Stephen A. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
More results
 
Dictionary/thesaurus browser? ? Full browser
 
 
Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations
?

Disclaimer | Privacy policy | Feedback | Copyright © 2009 Farlex, Inc.
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a Terms of Use.