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The answer DENTIN has 3 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of dentin in various dictionaries:
noun - a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth
noun - bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth
The main, calcareous part of a tooth, beneath the enamel and surrounding the pulp chamber and root canals.
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| Major part of a tooth |
| Principal mass of a tooth |
| Hollow in hard calcareous material |
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| Jan 5 2014 New York Times |
| Jul 28 2012 USA Today |
| May 20 2005 The Telegraph - Cryptic |
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| Primarily composed of calcium, it's the main tissue beneath the enamel of a tooth's surface |
| Our teeth are composed mostly of this bony substance that sounds like the name of a brand of gum |
| Of the 4 basic tissues, the one that makes up the bulk of a tooth |
| This calcified tissue that surrounds the pulp cavity of a tooth is a bone-like substance |
| Harder than bone but softer than enamel, it's the yellowish tissue that makes up the bulk of a tooth |
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| The main, calcareous part of a tooth, beneath the enamel and surrounding the pulp chamber and root canals. |
| hard dense bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth, beneath the enamel. |
| Hard dense bony tissue forming the bulk of a tooth, beneath the enamel. |
| bone (calcified tissue) surrounding the pulp cavity of a tooth |
| a calcareous material harder and denser than bone that comprises the bulk of a tooth |
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Dentin () (American English) or dentine ( or ) (British English) (Latin: substantia eburnea) is a calcified tissue of the body and, along with enamel, cementum, and pulp, is one of the four major components of teeth. It is usually covered by enamel on the crown and cementum on the root and surrounds the entire pulp. By volume, 45% of dentin consists of the mineral hydroxylapatite, 33% is organic material, and 22% is water. Yellow in appearance, it greatly affects the color of a tooth due to the translucency of enamel. Dentin, which is less mineralized and less brittle than enamel, is necessary for the support of enamel. Dentin rates approximately 3 on the Mohs scale of mineral hardness. * There are two main characteristics which distinguish dentine from enamel; firstly dentine forms throughout life, and secondly, dentine is sensitive. Dentinal sclerosis/transparent dentin-sclerosis of primary dentin is regressive alteration in tooth characterized by calcification of dentinal tubules. It |