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paracone

paracone noun: a cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals.

paracone: a cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
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Noun

paracone (plural paracones)

  1. A cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
  2. A mechanism, involving a form of parachute, used to slow some spacecraft during re-entry

paracone meaning in Tamil

paracone in Tamil

பக்கக்கூம்பு

Forms of paracone

pluralparacones

Origin of paracone

From para- + cone.

Questions about paracone

What does paracone mean?
Paracone means a cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals.
What is paracone in Tamil?
Paracone in Tamil is பக்கக்கூம்பு. See Paracone meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is paracone?
Paracone is a noun.
What is the plural of paracone?
The plural of paracone is paracones.

Words near paracone in the dictionary

  1. paracompositions
  2. paraconal
  3. paraconductivities
  4. paraconductivity
  5. paracondylar
  6. paracone
  7. paracones
  8. paraconformable
  9. paraconformities
  10. paraconformity
  11. paraconglomerate

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