Synonyms for occludent

Grammar : Noun

Spell : uh-klood

Phonetic Transcription : əˈklud

Top 10 synonyms for occludent

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Définition of occludent

Origin : 1590s, from Latin occludere (past participle occlusus) "shut up, close up," from ob "against, up" (see ob-) + claudere "to shut, close" (see close (v.)). Of teeth, 1888 (also cf. occlusion). Related: Occluded; occluding.

As in closure : noun plug, seal

Example sentences :

The teeth on the occludent margin are sharp, and stand some way apart from each other.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

Scutum, plainly striated longitudinally: the teeth on the occludent margin small.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

Excluding this very narrow, prolonged, occludent margin, the adductor plate projects for a length equalling the rest of the valve.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

The lines of growth obscurely indicate a tendency to the formation of a slight "occludent ledge" along the carinal margin.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

The occludent ledges of both valves support some fine spines.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

This tooth is in part a development of the occludent ledge; it varies much in shape.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

This is the first species in the genus in which the occludent ledgea structure peculiar to the genushas been amply developed.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

It is articulated by a convex surface, and by a hollow on its under side with the occludent ledge of tergum.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

The scutum cannot be said to have any tergal margin; without, indeed, the articular surface of the occludent ledge be thus called.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

The scutum has its occludent margin always sinuous, but to a variable degree.
Extract from : « A Monograph on the Sub-class Cirripedia (Volume 2 of 2) » by Charles Darwin

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