multidentate

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adjective

Having many teeth

OriginEnglish dentate ← Middle English multi- ← Latin multī →
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Meanings

adjectivemultidentate (comparative more multidentate, superlative most multidentate)

comparative more multidentate · superlative most multidentate

  1. biologyHaving many teeth
  2. chemistryHaving multiple points at which it is attached to a central atom

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Englishdentate
  9. Englishmultidentate

From multi- + dentate.

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APA

multidentate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidentate

MLA

“multidentate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidentate. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multidentate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multidentate.

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