paracone

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English

Etymology

From para- +‎ cone.

Noun

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paracone (plural paracones)

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

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