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dental

[ den-tl ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to the teeth.
  2. of or relating to dentistry or a dentist.
  3. Phonetics.
    1. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t.
    2. alveolar, as English t.


noun

  1. Phonetics. a dental sound.

dental

/ ˈdɛntəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the teeth
  2. of or relating to dentistry
  3. phonetics
    1. pronounced or articulated with the tip of the tongue touching the backs of the upper teeth, as for t in French tout
    2. (esp in the phonology of some languages, such as English) another word for alveolar
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. phonetics a dental consonant
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

dental

/ dĕntl /

  1. Relating to the teeth.


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Other Words From

  • den·tali·ty noun
  • dental·ly adverb
  • post·dental adjective noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dental1

1585–95; < Medieval Latin dentālis, equivalent to Latin dent- (stem of dēns ) tooth + -ālis -al 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dental1

C16: from Medieval Latin dentālis, from Latin dens tooth
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Example Sentences

A dental hygienist and mom of little kids, Michelle Schaeffer was looking for at-home exercise options during the pandemic — a stress reliever “healthier than drinking.”

Principal investigators from Canada and Tanzania worked with partners in Africa, North America, and Europe to describe a large assemblage of stone tools, fossil bones, and chemical proxies from dental and plant materials.

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The group even blamed communists for American cities putting fluoride in their water for dental health.

Companies provide an array of services to employer sponsored health plans, including traditional health insurance, vision and dental products, pharmacy benefits, third-party administration, claims review and more.

Watts is a dental assistant, and her hours at work were slashed.

Have you looked around the American Dental Association website for an explanation of how fluoridation actually works?

Placed in drinking water, fluoride can serve people who otherwise have poor access to dental care.

To put it rather uncharitably, the USPHS practiced a major dental experiment on a city full of unconsenting subjects.

Added to drinking water at concentrations of around one part per million, fluoride ions stick to dental plaque.

Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.

In the milk teeth of man we have another useless and often annoying survival of an ancient state of the dental organs.

We have pictures of two score of dental instruments that were used by them.

Vinegar diluted to about half strength with water makes an excellent dental wash.

Immense quantities of the gas are used in dental operations.

Medical and dental inspection of school children will also be of value, and the town doctors will aid in it.

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