intradental

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adjective

Within a tooth

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

adjectiveintradental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyWithin a tooth

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁énteros
  3. Latin*interus
  4. Latinintrā
  5. Englishintra-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  8. Proto-Italic*dents
  9. Latindēns
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Medieval Latindentālis
  13. Middle Frenchdenta
  14. Late Latindentālis
  15. Englishdental
  16. Englishintradental

From intra- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with intradental

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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