paracone

English

noun
Definitions
  • (anatomy) A cusp in the buccal corner of an upper molar tooth in mammals
  • A mechanism, involving a form of parachute, used to slow some spacecraft during re-entry

Etymology

Prefix from English cone.

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cone

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