Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

metaconid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: meta-conid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.

Example Sentences

"Two upper incisors vertically implanted with I 1 slightly larger than I 2 (judging from the remaining roots), strong vertical upper and lower canine with rounded crown sections, reduced and single-rooted P 2, P 3 as large as P 4, simple with their crown obliquely orientated and high protoconid, M 1 with low paraconid, metaconid widely separated from protoconid, and buccodistally projecting hypoconulid."

Etymology

From meta- + conid.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: meta

Inflected Forms

metaconids (plural)

Questions

What does metaconid mean?: The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.
Where does metaconid come from?: From meta- + conid.

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