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dentiscalp

dentiscalp noun: a toothpick.

Noun

dentiscalp (plural dentiscalps)

  1. (archaic) A toothpick.

Forms of dentiscalp

pluraldentiscalps

Origin of dentiscalp

From Latin dentiscalpium (“toothpick”), from dens (“tooth”) + scalpere (“to scrape”).

Questions about dentiscalp

What does dentiscalp mean?
Dentiscalp means a toothpick.
What part of speech is dentiscalp?
Dentiscalp is a noun.
What is the plural of dentiscalp?
The plural of dentiscalp is dentiscalps.

Words near dentiscalp in the dictionary

  1. dentiphone
  2. dentiphones
  3. dentiroster
  4. dentirosters
  5. dentirostral
  6. dentiscalp
  7. dentiscalps
  8. dentist
  9. dentist gold
  10. dentist's drill
  11. dentistess

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