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Denticulation

[den-tik-yuh-ley-shuhn]

den·tic·u·la·tion

[den-tik-yuh-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
the state or form of being denticulate.
2.
a denticle.
3.
a series of denticles.

Origin:
1675–85; denticulate + -ion
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denticulation (dɛnˌtɪkjʊˈleɪʃən)
 
n
1.  a denticulate structure
2.  a less common word for denticle

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