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DENTIN

\dˈɛntɪn], \dˈɛntɪn], \d_ˈɛ_n_t_ɪ_n]\

Definitions of DENTIN

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

The hard portion of the tooth surrounding the pulp, covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root, which is harder and denser than bone but softer than enamel, and is thus readily abraded when left unprotected. (From Jablonski, Dictionary of Dentistry, 1992)

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Dentine.

1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
By William R. Warner

Dentine.

1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.

The bone-like material which forms the body, neck, and roots of the teeth.

1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland

The main body of a tooth. The specialized connective tissue covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root. [Lat.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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