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  1. 1. a. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium. Source: opted
  5. 5. adj. of or relating to the teeth Source: wordnet
  6. 6. adj. of or relating to dentistry Source: wordnet
  7. 7. n. a consonant articulated with the tongue against the upper teeth Source: wordnet
  8. 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. Source: webster
  9. 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. Source: adambom
  10. 10. j:100 a. of or relating to the teeth a. of or relating to dentistry Source: ecdict

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