Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

retromaxillary

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
retro-max-il-lary
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Behind the maxilla

Etymology

From retro- + maxillary.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does retromaxillary mean?
Behind the maxilla
Where does retromaxillary come from?
From retro- + maxillary.

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