DENTILINGUAL

Etymology

Adjective

dentilingual (not comparable)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the teeth and the tongue.

(linguistics, of a sound) Produced with the tongue touching the teeth.

Noun

dentilingual (plural dentilinguals)

(linguistics, rare) A sound produced with the tongue touching the teeth.

Anagrams

• antiduelling, indulgential, linguidental

Source: Wiktionary


Den`ti*lin"gual, a. Etym: [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.]

Definition: Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed.

– n.

Definition: A dentilingual sound or letter. The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. Am. Cyc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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INTERTRIGO

(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)


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