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Nasopalatal :: Nasopalatal (a.) Alt. of Nasopalatin.

Palatalize :: Palatalize (v. t.) To palatize.

Soft :: Soft (superl.) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in cone, etc.); -- opposed to hard..

Palatal :: Palatal (n.) A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the palate, as the letters k and y..

Bufonite :: Bufonite (n.) An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad..

Palatal :: Palatal (a.) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk..

Click :: Click (n.) A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in urging a horse forward..

Palatic :: Palatic (n.) A palatal.

Palatial :: Palatial (a.) Palatal; palatine.

Gutturo- :: Gutturo- () A combining form denoting relation to the throat; as, gutturo-nasal, having both a guttural and a nasal character; gutturo-palatal..

Palatic :: Palatic (a.) Palatal; palatine.

Palatial :: Palatial (n.) A palatal letter.

Palatal :: Palatal (a.) Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal bones..

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