polydental

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adjective

Synonym of polydentate.

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

adjectivepolydental (comparative more polydental, superlative most polydental)

comparative more polydental · superlative most polydental

  1. chemistrySynonym of polydentate.

    Synonyms: polydentate

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveSynonym of polydentate.

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polydentate

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₃dónts
  7. Proto-Italic*dents
  8. Latindēns
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  11. Medieval Latindentālis
  12. Middle Frenchdenta
  13. Late Latindentālis
  14. Englishdental
  15. Englishpolydental

From poly- + dental.

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APA

polydental. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydental

MLA

“polydental.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydental. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polydental,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polydental.

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