Meanings
noundenticle (plural denticles)
plural denticles
- A small tooth.
- medicineA pulp stone.
- Material serving as the dermis of sharks.
Under low-power magnification, it can be seen that the denticles of different species are varied in size and shape, but they are usually comprised of one or more pointed elements, with various ridges, cusps, and furrows.
1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 27 - architectureA dentil.
Origin
- Latindenticulus
- Englishdenticle
From Latin denticulus, from dens (“tooth”). Doublet of denticule.
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