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dentin

DEFINITIONS OF: dentin

1

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

Synonyms:
dentine
Types:
ivory, tusk
a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses
Type of:
animal material
material derived from animals

n bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth

Synonyms:
dentine
Type of:
bone, os
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
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