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adjective

Alveolar adj. (Anat.)

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells, sacs, or sockets.

(Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.

Alveolar processes, the processes of the maxillary bones, containing the sockets of the teeth.

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Etymology of 'Alveolar'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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