dentin

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noun

The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.

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dentine
OriginFrench dentine ← Latin dens →
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Meanings

noundentin (usually uncountable, plural dentins)

plural dentins · alternative dentine

  1. USuncountableusuallyThe hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth

Similar
dentine
Broader
animal material

nounbone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth

Similar
dentine
Broader
boneos
Also see
dentinum

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindens“tooth”
  2. Frenchdentine
  3. Englishdentin

From French dentine, from Latin dens (“tooth”) + English chemical suffix -in / -ine.

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Translations

Catalan dentina
  • dentinamaterial of a tooth
Chinese Mandarin 牙本質 /牙本质
  • 牙本質 /牙本质 (yáběnzhì)material of a tooth
Czech zubovina
  • zubovinamaterial of a tooth
Finnish hammasluu
  • hammasluumaterial of a tooth
French dentine
  • dentinematerial of a tooth
German Dentin
  • Dentinmaterial of a tooth
Greek οδοντίνη
  • οδοντίνη (odontíni)material of a tooth
Hungarian dentin
  • dentinmaterial of a tooth
Irish déidín
  • déidínmaterial of a tooth
Italian dentina
  • dentinamaterial of a tooth
Māori matūniho
  • matūnihomaterial of a tooth
Polish zębina
  • zębinamaterial of a tooth
Portuguese dentina
  • dentinamaterial of a tooth
Russian дентин
  • дентин (dentin)material of a tooth
Slovak zubovina
  • zubovinamaterial of a tooth
Spanish dentina
  • dentinamaterial of a tooth
Welsh dentin
  • dentinmaterial of a tooth

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

intendindenttinneddinnet
Cite this entry
APA

dentin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentin

MLA

“dentin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentin. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dentin,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dentin.

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