alveolodental

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adjective

Relating to the alveolus and the teeth

OriginEnglish dental ← Late Latin dentālis ← Middle French denta →
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Meanings

adjectivealveolodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the alveolus and the teeth

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewlós
  2. Proto-Italic*aulos?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  4. Proto-Italic*alwos?
  5. Latinalvus
  6. Latinalveus
  7. Latinalveolus
  8. Englishalveolus
  9. Englishalveolo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  12. Proto-Italic*dents
  13. Latindēns
  14. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  16. Medieval Latindentālis
  17. Middle Frenchdenta
  18. Late Latindentālis
  19. Englishdental
  20. Englishalveolodental

From alveolo- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with alveolodental

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Cite this entry
APA

alveolodental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolodental

MLA

“alveolodental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolodental. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “alveolodental,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/alveolodental.

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