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e·den·tu·lous
 edentulous
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- pronunciation:
- ih
den
ch
lihs
[or]
ih
den
t
lihs
- features:
- Word Parts
The word edentulous
contains the following parts:
e-
Latin
prefix
that means out, out of, away
  More about this word part:
The prefix e-
is an assimilated form of ex- used before roots beginning with certain consonants (b d, g, j, l, m, n, r, v). See ex-.
Example words:
ebullient, edentulous, edict, educate, educe, egregious, egress, ejaculate, eject, elaborate, elate, elect, elicit, elide, eligible, elite, elocution, elongate, eloquence, eloquent, elucidate, elude, emaciate, emancipate, emasculate, emend, emerge, emergency, emigrate, eminent, emissary, emit, emollient, emolument, emulsion, enervate, enormity, enormous, enumerate, enunciate, eradicate, erase, erode, eruct, erudite, erupt, evacuate, evade, evaluate, evanesce, event, eventuate, evert, evict, evident, evocative, evoke, evolution, evolve, ineluctable, ineradicable
dent, denti
Latin
root
that means tooth, teeth
Example words:
bidentate, dental, dentifrice, dentil, dentine, dentist, dentistry, dentition, denture, edentate, edentulous, indent, indenture, labiodental, trident, tridentate
-ulous
Latin
adjective-forming suffix
that means tending to, characterized by
Example words:
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