megodontia etymology

English word megodontia comes from English mega-, English -odontia

Detailed word origin of megodontia

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
mega- English (eng) (computing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 220 (= 1,048,576, the binary number closest to a million). Computing symbol: Mi.. (computing, marketing) Multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 213 × 53 (= 1,024,000, the binary round number closest to a million).. (originally) Very large, great.. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, [...]
-odontia English (eng) (dentistry, and, medicine) :. (forms nouns) branch of dentistry. (forms nouns) condition of the teeth.
megodontia English (eng)

Words with the same origin as megodontia

Descendants of mega-
mega megabrand megacaryocyte megacelebrity megacentre megacyclothem megadecibel megaesophagus megahotel megaisochore megalithic megalitre megameter megamind megamosque megampere megapenis megaphone megaplex megapop megarecession megaspore megastar megaton megaverdict
Descendants of -odontia
endodontia hyperdontia hypodontia megalodontia oligodontia