antidental

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adjective

That counters a dental condition

“antidental caries - that counters dental caries”

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

adjectiveantidental (not comparable)
  1. in compoundsnot comparabledentistryThat counters a dental condition

    antidental caries - that counters dental caries

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  9. Proto-Italic*dents
  10. Latindēns
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  13. Medieval Latindentālis
  14. Middle Frenchdenta
  15. Late Latindentālis
  16. Englishdental
  17. Englishantidental

From anti- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with antidental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Cite this entry
APA

antidental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidental

MLA

“antidental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidental. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antidental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antidental.

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