pseudodental

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adjective

Apparently, but not actually, dental.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

adjectivepseudodental (not comparable)
  1. not comparableApparently, but not actually, dental.
  2. not comparableRelating to pseudoteeth.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
  2. Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
  3. Middle Englishpseudo-
  4. Englishpseudo-
  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. Englishpseudodental

From pseudo- + dental.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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