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retroalveolar

retroalveolar adjective: behind an alveolus.

Adjective

retroalveolar (not comparable)

  1. Behind an alveolus

Origin of retroalveolar

From retro- + alveolar.

Words that rhyme with retroalveolar

23 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about retroalveolar

What does retroalveolar mean?
Retroalveolar means behind an alveolus.
What part of speech is retroalveolar?
Retroalveolar is an adjective.

Words near retroalveolar in the dictionary

  1. retroacts
  2. retroaddition
  3. retroadditions
  4. retroaldolization
  5. retroaldolizations
  6. retroalveolar
  7. retroamide
  8. retroamides
  9. retroanalysis
  10. retroantral
  11. retroaortic

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