Dentine

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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