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xanthodontous

xanthodontous adjective: having yellow teeth.

Adjective

xanthodontous (comparative more xanthodontous, superlative most xanthodontous)

  1. (rare) Having yellow teeth.
    • Just tell her that she is naturally xanthodontous. It will not make her teeth any whiter, but it will exalt her ego.1951, The Journal of the Michigan State Dental Association

Forms of xanthodontous

comparativemore xanthodontous
superlativemost xanthodontous

Origin of xanthodontous

From xanth- + odonto- + -ous.

Questions about xanthodontous

What does xanthodontous mean?
Xanthodontous means having yellow teeth.
What part of speech is xanthodontous?
Xanthodontous is an adjective.

Words near xanthodontous in the dictionary

  1. xanthoderma
  2. xanthodermas
  3. xanthodermic
  4. xanthoderms
  5. xanthodont
  6. xanthodontous
  7. xanthoepocin
  8. xanthofulvin
  9. xanthogalenol
  10. xanthogen
  11. xanthogenamide

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