Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dentine"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dentine \Den"tine\, n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.)
The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely
composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in
the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dentine
n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that
comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: {dentin}]
2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a
tooth [syn: {dentin}]
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