Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

entocristid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: en-tocristid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cristid located on the lingual surface of a tooth.

Example Sentences

"A metastylid is present at the base of the metaconid, and an entocristid is in an intermediate position between the metastylid and the entoconulid."
"C₁ with enlarged concave mesiolingual fossa, no lingual entocristid but a distinct vertical torus; long precristid; horizontally disposed lingual cingulum with no basal bulge of enamel or distobasal notch; small distal surface for C¹ occlusion."
"At this state of wear, a small entocristid anterior to the entoconid is evident, and is apparently larger on m2."

Etymology

From ento- + cristid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: ento

Inflected Forms

entocristids (plural)

Derived Forms

postentocristid preentocristid

Questions

What does entocristid mean?: A cristid located on the lingual surface of a tooth.
Where does entocristid come from?: From ento- + cristid.

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