DENTIN


Meaning of DENTIN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈden-t ə n ]

noun

or den·tine ˈden-ˌtēn, den-ˈ

Date: circa 1845

: a calcareous material similar to but harder and denser than bone that composes the principal mass of a tooth — see tooth illustration

• den·tin·al den-ˈtē-n ə l, ˈden-tə-nəl adjective

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