occludent

Variant of occlude

occlude definition

oc·clude (ə klo̵̅o̅d′, ä-)

transitive verb occluded -·clud′ed, occluding -·clud′·ing

  1. to close, shut, or block (a passage)
  2. to prevent the passage of; shut in or out
  3. to conceal, hide, or obscure
  4. Chem. to retain or absorb (a gas, liquid, or solid)

Etymology: L occludere < ob- (see ob-) + claudere, to close

intransitive verb

Dentistry to meet with the cusps fitting close together: said of the upper and lower teeth

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