Definitions for dental

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dental den·tal

Spelling: [den-tl]

IPA: /ˈdɛn tl/

Dental is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 142 anagrams from letters in dental (adelnt).

Definitions for dental

noun

1. Phonetics. a dental sound.

adjective

1. of or relating to the teeth.
2. of or relating to dentistry or a dentist.
3. Phonetics. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t. alveolar, as English t. interdental (def 2).

Origin of dental

1585-95; Medieval Latin dentālis, equivalent to Latin dent- (stem of dēns) tooth + -ālis -al¹

Examples for dental

Here the palatal takes the place of the dental, as in Brangwin for Anglo-Sax.

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.

Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

Authorities identified the woman as Miriam Carey, a dental hygenist from Stamford, Conn.

He was a graduate of the University of Minnesota—dental department.

This examination calls for expert medical and dental service.

dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.

We have pictures of two score of dental instruments that were used by them.

Orshansky puffed on a device that looked like a dental tool.

Diverting those eyes, he displayed a smile that was chill and dental.