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cariostat

cariostat noun: a machine for detecting dental caries, especially in children.

Noun

cariostat (plural cariostats)

  1. A machine for detecting dental caries, especially in children.

Forms of cariostat

pluralcariostats

Questions about cariostat

What does cariostat mean?
Cariostat means a machine for detecting dental caries, especially in children.
What part of speech is cariostat?
Cariostat is a noun.
What is the plural of cariostat?
The plural of cariostat is cariostats.

Words near cariostat in the dictionary

  1. cariosis
  2. cariosity
  3. cariosome
  4. cariosomes
  5. cariostasis
  6. cariostat
  7. cariostatic
  8. cariostats
  9. carious
  10. cariousness
  11. cariporide

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