Dentine

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:59:34

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.

 

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