Dentin

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  • noun. The main, calcareous part of a tooth, beneath the enamel and surrounding the pulp chamber and root canals.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The proper substance or tissue of teeth, as ivory, for instance, as distinguised from enamel, cement, or pulp.
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  • noun. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth
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  • noun. bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
  • noun. a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth