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Dentin

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth. US, uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth wordnet
  3. 3
    a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth wordnet

Etymology

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

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