OVERBITE

overbite

(noun) (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

overbite (plural overbites)

(dentistry) A malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones.

Verb

overbite (third-person singular simple present overbites, present participle overbiting, simple past overbit, past participle overbitten)

To use excessive acid in an etching process, so that the result is too deep.

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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