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interdentals

interdentals is the plural of interdental.

Meaning of interdental

Noun

interdental (plural interdentals)

  1. A speech sound pronounced with the tongue between the top and bottom teeth.
  2. 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.2012, The Malahat Review, numbers 178-181, page 79

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Questions about interdentals

What is interdentals the plural of?
Interdentals is the plural of interdental.

Words near interdentals in the dictionary

  1. interdentalize
  2. interdentalized
  3. interdentalizes
  4. interdentalizing
  5. interdentally
  6. interdentals
  7. interdenticle
  8. interdenticular
  9. interdentil
  10. interdentils
  11. interdepartmental

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