Thesaurus: dental

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1. a. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. a. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.
3. a. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
4. a. A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
5. adj. of or relating to the teeth
6. adj. of or relating to dentistry
7. n. a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth
8. 1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. 2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a dentist. 1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. 2. (Zoöl.) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
9. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certainarticulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dentalletters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogiststo denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.-- Dental surgeon, a dentist.
10. j:100 a. of or relating to the teeth a. of or relating to dentistry