| NOUN | substance | dentin, dentine | a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth |
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| body | dentin, dentine | bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth |
| Sounds | deh'ntahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | A calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth. | |
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| Synonym | dentine | |
| Narrower | ivory, tusk | A hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses |
| Broader | animal material | material derived from animals |
| Spanish | dentina | |
| Catalan | dentina | |
| Meaning | bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth. | |
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| Synonym | dentine | |
| Part of | tooth | Hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates |
| Broader | bone, os | rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates |
| Spanish | dentina | |
| Catalan | dentina | |
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