Definitions for dentins

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dentins den·tin

Spelling: [den-tn, -tin]

IPA: /ˈdɛn tn, -tɪn/

Dentins 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 152 anagrams from letters in dentins (deinnst).

Definitions for dentins

noun

1. the hard, calcareous tissue, similar to but denser than bone, that forms the major portion of a tooth, surrounds the pulp cavity, and is situated beneath the enamel and cementum.

Origin of dentins

First recorded in 1830-40; dent- + -in²

Examples for dentins

Still, it can easily be renewed, or if all the tin is removed we find the dentin hard and firm.

The effect is to cause the surface exposed to dentin to oxidize more than tin would do alone; in that there is a benefit.

Nature will not restore the lost part, but will do the next best thing—solidify the dentin.