Odontoblast

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

  Odontoblast \O*don"to*blast\, n. [Odonto- + -blast.]
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     1. (Anat.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the
        outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They
        are supposed to be connected with the formation of
        dentine.


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     2. (Zool.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth
        of Mollusca.
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