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Dentine

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. See dentin.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. dentin
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
  • Word Usage
    "Surrounding the cavity on all sides is the hard substance known as the dentine, or tooth ivory."
    Hypernym
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