postdental
postdental adjective: produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth.
Adjective
postdental (not comparable)
- Produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth
Noun
postdental (plural postdentals)
- Such a consonant
Forms of postdental
| plural | postdentals |
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Origin of postdental
From post- + dental.
Words that rhyme with postdental
- mental
- transcendental
- accidental
- complemental
- gentle
- elemental
- oriental
- rental
- trental
- continental
- dental
- experimental
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- instrumental
- incruental
- lentil
- predental
- temperamental
- bidental
- cental
- coincidental
- decremental
- documental
- emolumental
- environmental
- firmamental
- interdental
- interdepartmental
- judgmental
- occidental
- parliamental
- pseudodental
- submental
- supradental
- addental
- adjustmental
- advectional
- affectational
- agro-environmental
- alimental
- alveolodental
- amental
- antidental
- apartmental
- apicodental
- aplacental
- argental
- argumental
- atlantodental
- atramental
- bimental
- bioenvironmental
- biparental
- cemental
- cervicomental
- cliental
- compartmental
- componental
- craniodental
- departmental
- developmental
Questions about postdental
- What does postdental mean?
- Postdental means produced by placing the tip of the tongue at the back of the upper front teeth.
- What part of speech is postdental?
- Postdental can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near postdental in the dictionary
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