ENAMEL GERM
\ɪnˈamə͡l d͡ʒˈɜːm], \ɪnˈaməl dʒˈɜːm], \ɪ_n_ˈa_m_əl dʒ_ˈɜː_m]\
Sort: Oldest first
-
Of Kolliker, the invagination or downward growth of the malpighian layer of the oral epithelium along the line of the jaws. By special growth at various points it appears to become divided into segments, each of which becomes the enamel of a tooth. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
Word of the day
dust storm
- a windstorm that lifts up clouds of dust or sand a windstorm that lifts up clouds dust or sand; "it was the kind of duster not experienced in years"