peridental

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adjective

Surrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.

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

adjectiveperidental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSurrounding a tooth or its root; periodontal.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Ancient Greekπερῐ́ (perĭ́)
  3. Englishperi-
  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. Englishperidental

From peri- + dental.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with peridental

environmentalrentaldentalexperimentalcontinentaldevelopmentalgentleinstrumentaldepartmentalaccidentalelementalintergovernmentaloccidentaltranscendentalnongovernmentalcoincidentallentiljudgmentalinterdepartmentaltemperamentalentalcompartmentalunsentimentalcental
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Anagrams

interpedalinterplead
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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