crestal

English

Etymology

crest +‎ -al

Adjective

crestal (not comparable)

1. That is situated on, or forms part of, a crest
   • 2015 October 22, “Evaluation in a Dog Model of Three Antimicrobial Glassy Coatings: Prevention of Bone Loss around Implants and Microbial Assessments”, in PLOS ONE‎^[1], →DOI:

     Microbial samples and peri-implant crestal bone levels of all implant sites were obtained before, during and after the breakdown period.

Anagrams

• Clarets, Scarlet, arclets, cartels, castrel, clarets, lacerts, rectals, scarlet