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Noun: hard palate  haa(r)d pa-lut
  1. The bony part of the roof of the mouth
    "He burned his hard palate on the hot pizza"

Derived forms: hard palates

Type of: surface

Part of: maxilla, maxillary, palate, roof of the mouth, upper jaw, upper jawbone

Encyclopedia: Hard palate