DENTAL

dental

(adjective) of or relating to the teeth; “dental floss”

dental

(adjective) of or relating to dentistry; “dental student”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

dental (comparative more dental, superlative most dental)

Of or concerning the teeth, as in dental care.

Of or concerning dentistry.

(phonetics) Made with the tongue touching the teeth, as in dental fricative.

Synonyms

• (pertaining to teeth): toothly, teethly

Noun

dental (plural dentals)

(veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.

(phonetics) A dental sound.

Synonyms

• (cleaning and polishing of animal's teeth): prophy

Anagrams

• lanted

Source: Wiktionary

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Den"tal, a. Etym: [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]

1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

2. (Phon.)

Definition: Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters. Dental formula (Zoöl.), a brief notation used by zoölogists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.

– Dental surgeon, a dentist.

Den"tal, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]

1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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