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interdental

adj

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Middle French dentalbor. Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor. English dental English interdental From inter- + dental.

  1. derived from dental English interdental From inter- + dental
  2. derived from *-ālis Latin -ālis Late Latin dentālisbor✻
  3. derived from *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *h₃dónts Proto-Italic *dents Latin dēns Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der✻
  4. derived from inter- Middle French dentalbor
  5. derived from *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Italic *ənter Latin inter Latin inter-bor✻

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to the space between the teeth.

    • It is recommended to use an interdental brush, or dental floss, to clean between the teeth.

  2. Pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

  3. A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A small toothbrush for cleaning in between adjacent teeth.

      • After he was struck by lightning, Melnyk suffered chronic problems with his teeth, despite brushing and flossing and using interdentals and even a Water Pic.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA