edentulate
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edentulate — toothless … Dictionary of ichthyology
edentulate — eden·tu·late (e denґtu lāt) edentulous … Medical dictionary
edentulate — adj. lacking teeth, toothless … English contemporary dictionary
edentulate — eden·tu·late … English syllables
edentulate — /iˈdɛntjuleɪt/ (say ee dentyoohlayt) adjective → edentulous …
edentulous — Toothless, having lost the natural teeth. SYN: edentate. [L. edentulus, toothless] * * * eden·tu·lous ( )ē den chə ləs adj TOOTHLESS * * * adj. lacking teeth: usually applied to people who have lost some or all of their teeth. * * * eden·tu·lous… … Medical dictionary
edentulous — /iˈdɛntjələs/ (say ee dentyuhluhs) adjective lacking teeth; having few or no teeth. Also, edentulate. {Latin edentulus, from e e 1 + dent , from dens tooth + ulus ulous} …
ed- (*heĝh-) — ed (*heĝh ) English meaning: to eat, *tooth Note: From an older root (*heĝh ) derived Root ed (*heĝh ): “to eat, *tooth” and Root ĝembh , ĝm̥bh : “to bite; tooth” Deutsche Übersetzung: “essen” Note: originally athematic,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
edental — adjective having few if any teeth anteaters are edentate animals • Syn: ↑edentate, ↑edentulate • Similar to: ↑toothless … Useful english dictionary
toothless — adjective 1. lacking teeth most birds are toothless a toothless old crone • Ant: ↑toothed • Similar to: ↑edental, ↑edentate, ↑edentulate, ↑edentulous … Useful english dictionary
