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Dental

Dental Meaning & Definition
Dental Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Dental?

[adj] of or relating to the teeth; "dental floss"
[adj] of or relating to dentistry; "dental student"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Dental:

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Dental In Webster's Dictionary

\Den"tal\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See {Tooth}.] 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. {Dental formula} (Zo["o]l.), a brief notation used by zo["o]logists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. {Dental surgeon}, a dentist.
\Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See {Dental}, a.] 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A marine mollusk of the genus {Dentalium}, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See {Dentalium}.

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