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maloccluding

maloccluding is the present participle and gerund of malocclude.

Meaning of malocclude

Verb

malocclude (third-person singular simple present maloccludes, present participle maloccluding, simple past and past participle maloccluded)

  1. Of teeth, to misalign.
    • Malocclusion is one of the contributing local causes of pyorrhea; and after the disease has progressed, all the teeth affected malocclude, due to loss of foundation tissue and to tilting.1913, The Journal of the Allied Dental Societies, volume 8, page 114

Questions about maloccluding

What is maloccluding the present participle and gerund of?
Maloccluding is the present participle and gerund of malocclude.

Words near maloccluding in the dictionary

  1. maloccas
  2. malocchio
  3. malocclude
  4. maloccluded
  5. maloccludes
  6. maloccluding
  7. malocclusion
  8. malocclusional
  9. malocclusions
  10. malodor
  11. malodorant

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