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dentine
den·tine [ dén tn ] or den·tin [ déntin ]


noun 
Definition:
 
calcium-containing part of tooth: the hard part of a tooth that lies underneath the enamel and surrounds the pulp and root canals
[Mid-19th century. < Latin dent- "tooth"]

den·tin·al [ den tn'l, déntən'l ] adjective
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