m 3 a 1 l 1 o 1 c 3 c 3 l 1 u 1 s 1 i 1 o 1 n 1
12 letters · 18 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (dentistry) a condition in which the opposing teeth do not mesh normally
originFirst attested in 1888. Formed as mal- (“wrong”, “improper(ly)”: ultimately from the Classical Latin male, “badly”, “wrongly”; from malus, “bad”; compare the ben- element in benocclusion) + occlusion (“alignment of the teeth in closed jaws”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0
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