gingivodental

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adjective

Relating to the teeth and gums.

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

adjectivegingivodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the teeth and gums.

Origin

  1. Latingingīva
  2. Englishgingiva
  3. Englishgingivo-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  6. Proto-Italic*dents
  7. Latindēns
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  10. Medieval Latindentālis
  11. Middle Frenchdenta
  12. Late Latindentālis
  13. Englishdental
  14. Englishgingivodental

From gingivo- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with gingivodental

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Anagrams

dentogingival
Cite this entry
APA

gingivodental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivodental

MLA

“gingivodental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivodental. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gingivodental,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gingivodental.

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