English Explanatory Dictionary

dentin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.

Word forms

dentin dentins dentine

Etymology

From French dentine, from Latin dens (“tooth”) + English chemical suffix -in / -ine.

Derived words

dentinal dentinoid dentinoma orthodentin predentin vasodentin
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