dental
dental (den"tal) , adjective
[Latin dens, dentis, tooth: compare French dental. See Tooth.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2.
(Phonetics) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and t are dental letters.
Collocations (2)
Dental formula (Zoology) , a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.
Dental surgeon , a dentist.
Dental , noun
[Compare French dentale. See Dental, a.]
1.
An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2.
(Zoology) A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.