dentine

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den·tine /ˈdentiːn/ (also dentin /ˈdentɪn/) noun [uncountable] HBHHBAthe type of bone that your teeth are made of 牙质，牙本质

Examples from the Corpus

dentine• The surface pitting of the enamel is similar, and the dentine has not been removed or digested to any great extent.• Tooth dentine and bone is less affected.

den·tine nounChineseSyllable

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dentine
den‧tine /ˈdentiːn/

(also den‧tin /ˈdentɪn/) noun [uncountable]
the type of bone that your teeth are made of

den·tine

BrE

/ˈdentiːn/

NAmE

/ˈdentiːn/

(

NAmE also

den·tin

NAmE

/ˈdentɪn/

)

noun

[uncountable]

(

biology 生物

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the hard substance that forms the main part of a tooth under the

牙质；牙本质；齿质