Webster's Dictionary 1913

1810

Dentiform

Den″ti‐form (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -form: cf. F. dentiforme.] Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.

1811

Dentifrice

Den″ti‐frice (?), n. [L. dentifricium; dens, dentis, tooth + fricare to rub: cf. F. dentifrice. See Tooth, and Friction.] A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the ...

1812

Dentigerous

Den‐tig″er‐ous (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -gerous.] Bearing teeth or toothlike structures.

1813

Dentil

Den″til (?), n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. Cf. Dentelli, Denticle, Dentile.] (Arch.) A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of which are ranged in an o...

1814

Dentilabial

Den′ti‐la″bi‐al (?), a. Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so formed. — n. A dentilabial sound or letter.

1815

Dentilated

Den″ti‐la′ted (?), a. Toothed.

1816

Dentilation

Den′ti‐la″tion (?), n. Dentition.

1817

Dentilave

Den″ti‐lave (?), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + lavare to wash.] A wash for cleaning the teeth.

1818

Dentile

Den″tile (?), n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. See Dentil.] (Zoöl.) A small tooth, like that of a saw.

1819

Dentilingual

Den′ti‐lin″gual (?), a. [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.] Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums; or representing a sound so formed. — n. A dentilingual sound o...

1820

Dentiloquist

Den‐til″o‐quist (?), n. One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth closed.

1821

Dentiloquy

Den‐til″o‐quy (?), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + loqui to speak.] The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with them closed.

1822

Dentinal

Den″ti‐nal (?), a.(Anat.) Of or pertaining to dentine.

1823

Dentine

Den″tine (–tĭn), n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.) The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in the teeth of ma...

1824

Dentiphone

Den″ti‐phone (dĕn″tĭ‐fōn), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + Gr. φωνή sound.] An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. Knight.

1825

Dentiroster

‖Den′ti‐ros″ter (?), n.; pl.Dentirostres (#). [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F. dentirostre.] (Zoöl.) A dentirostral bird.

1826

Dentirostral

Den′ti‐ros″tral (?), a.(Zoöl.) Having a toothed bill; — applied to a group of passerine birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on insects, as the shrikes and vireos...

1827

Dentirostrate

Den′ti‐ros″trate (?), a. Dentirostral.

1828

Dentiscalp

Den″ti‐scalp (?), n. [L. dens tooth + scalpere to scrape.] An instrument for scraping the teeth.

1829

Dentist

Den″tist (?), n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dentiste. See Tooth.] One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural teeth, and to make and insert artificia...

1830

Dentistic

{ Den‐tis″tic (?), Den‐tis″ti‐cal (?), } a. Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists.

1831

Dentistry

Den″tist‐ry (?), n. The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.

1832

Dentition

Den‐ti″tion (?), n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See Dentist.] 1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.2. (Zoöl.) The system of tee...

1833

Dentize

Den″tize (?), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.Dentized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Dentizing.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.] To breed or cut new teeth.The old countess... did dentize twice or thric...

1834

Dentoid

Den″toid (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -oid.] Shaped like a tooth; tooth-shaped.

1835

Dentolingual

Den′to‐lin″gual (?), a. Dentilingual.

1836

Denture

Den″ture (?; 135), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. denture, OF. denteure.] (Dentistry) An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.