palatodental

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adjective

Relating to the palate and the teeth

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

adjectivepalatodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyRelating to the palate and the teeth

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleth₂-?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pel-?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₂-os
  4. Latinpalātum
  5. Englishpalato-
  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. Englishpalatodental

From palato- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with palatodental

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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