English Explanatory Dictionary

denticle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small tooth.
  2. A pulp stone.
  3. Material serving as the dermis of sharks.
  4. A dentil.

Word forms

denticle denticles

Etymology

From Latin denticulus, from dens (“tooth”). Doublet of denticule.

Related words

denticled denticular

Derived words

denticle herring interdenticle
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