Definitions for dentals

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dentals den·tal

Spelling: [den-tl]

IPA: /ˈdɛn tl/

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

You can make 287 anagrams from letters in dentals (adelnst).

Definitions for dentals

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 dentals

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

Examples for dentals

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

This examination calls for expert medical and dental service.

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