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DENTINE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth

Synonyms:

dentin; dentine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("dentine" is a kind of...):

bone; os (rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates)

Holonyms ("dentine" is a part of...):

tooth (hard bonelike structures in the jaws of vertebrates; used for biting and chewing or for attack and defense)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

dentin; dentine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("dentine" is a kind of...):

animal material (material derived from animals)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dentine"):

ivory; tusk (a hard smooth ivory colored dentine that makes up most of the tusks of elephants and walruses)

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