dentin en · NOUN
Etymology
From French dentine, from Latin dens (“tooth”) + English chemical suffix -in / -ine.
Meanings
- (US, uncountable, usually) The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dentins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dentine | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
orthodentin · predentin · dentinitis · dentinal · vasodentin · dentinoid · dentinoma
Translations (19)
fr dentine (material of a tooth) · pl zębina (material of a tooth) · ga déidín (material of a tooth) · mi matūniho (material of a tooth) · el οδοντίνη (material of a tooth) · ca dentina (material of a tooth) · iu ᑭᒍᑎᐅᑉ ᓴᐅᓂᐅᔭᖓ (material of a tooth) · sk zubovina (material of a tooth) · de Dentin (material of a tooth) · ru дентин (material of a tooth) · cmn 牙本質 /牙本质 (material of a tooth) · cs zubovina (material of a tooth) · hu dentin (material of a tooth) · kmr ac (material of a tooth) · cy dentin (material of a tooth) · pt dentina (material of a tooth) · es dentina (material of a tooth) · it dentina (material of a tooth) · fi hammasluu (material of a tooth)