maxillodental

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adjective

Relating to the jaw and teeth.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

adjectivemaxillodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to the jaw and teeth.

Origin

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

From maxillo- + dental.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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