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Definition of dentine noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

dentine

noun

NAmE//ˈdɛntin//

(also dentin

NAmE//ˈdɛntən//

) [uncountable] (biology)

the hard substance that forms the main part of a tooth under the enamel

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