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Entry 4 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

dental

/(dĕn"tal)/ · den·tal · IPA /ˈdɛn.təl/
01 a. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
  2. 2.
    Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters.(Phon.)
Phrases & compounds
Dental formula — a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.
Dental surgeon — a dentist.
02 n. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
  1. 1.
    An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
  2. 2.
    A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.(Zool.) See: Dentalium