dentine

Variant of dentin

dentin definition

den·tin (den′tin)

noun

the hard, dense, calcareous tissue forming the body of a tooth, under the enamel and surrounding the pulp canal
also dentine den′·tine′ (-tēn′, -tin)

Etymology: < L dens, tooth + -ine

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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