An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
dental
(adjective) of or relating to the teeth; “dental floss”
dental
(adjective) of or relating to dentistry; “dental student”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (pertaining to teeth): toothly, teethly
dental (plural dentals)
(veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.
(phonetics) A dental sound.
• (cleaning and polishing of animal's teeth): prophy
• lanted
Source: Wiktionary
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
23 May 2025
(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”
An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.