quinquedentate

Meanings

• adjective

  A term used in biology to describe a tooth or other structure with five cusps or points.

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Variants

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quinquennia , quinquennium , quinquenniums

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Etymology

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From the Latin quinque (five) and dentatus (toothed).

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Trivia

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1. The quinquedentate tooth is a common feature in many shark species.

2. In dentistry, a quinquedentate filling is used to fill a cavity in a tooth with five walls.

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Related Concepts

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1. pentadentate: A term used to describe a tooth or other structure with six cusps or points.

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How to Memorize "quinquedentate"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a tooth or other structure with five distinct points or cusps.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the number five and the concept of teeth or other structures with multiple points.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Quincy Quintuples Quadruples Quartets Quads Triples Twos Ones' to remember the number of cusps on a quinquedentate structure.

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