metaloph
noun
(In some mammalian orders) the posterior ridge of a molar or premolar tooth; compare ectoloph, lopho-.
Origin
Late 19th century.
- half-blooded
- half-blue
- half board
- half-boot
- half-bottle
- half-bound
- half-bred
- half-breed
- half-brother
- half-butt
- half-caf
- half-caste
- half-century
- half-cock
- half-cocked
- half-completed
- out of pocket
- out of practice
- out of print
- out of proportion
- out-of-province
- out-of-round
- out-of-roundness
- out of season
- out-of-series