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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth;
[syn: dentine, dentin]

2. bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth;
[syn: dentine, dentin]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Dentine \Den"tine\ (d[e^]n"t[i^]n), n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.) The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

dentine n 1: a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin] 2: bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth [syn: dentine, dentin]