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den⋅tal

  [den-tl]
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–adjective
1. of or pertaining to the teeth.
2. of or pertaining to dentistry or a dentist.
3. Phonetics.
a. (of a speech sound) articulated with the tongue tip touching the back of the upper front teeth or immediately above them, as French t.
b. alveolar, as English t.
c. interdental (def. 2).
–noun
4. Phonetics. a dental sound.
Origin:
1585–95; < ML dentālis, equiv. to L dent- (s. of dēns) tooth + -ālis -al 1

Related forms:
den⋅tal⋅i⋅ty, noun
den⋅tal⋅ly, adverb
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den·tal   (děn'tl)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth: dental caps.

  2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry: dental work; dental bills.

  3. Linguistics Articulated with the tip of the tongue near or against the upper front teeth: the English dental consonants t and d.

n.   Linguistics
A dental consonant.

[New Latin dentālis, from Latin dēns, dent-, tooth; see dent- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

dental 
1594, from M.Fr. dental "of teeth," from L. dens (gen. dentis) "tooth," from PIE base *dont-, *dent- (see tooth).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: den·tal
Pronunciation: 'dent-&l
Function: adjective
1 : relating to, specializing in, or used in dentistry<dental surgery> <dental students>
2 : relating to or used on the teeth <dental paste> —den·tal·ly /-E/ adverb
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

dental den·tal (děn'tl)
adj.

  1. Of, relating to, or for the teeth.

  2. Of, relating to, or intended for dentistry.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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