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dentinogenic

dentinogenic adjective: forming dentine.

Adjective

dentinogenic (not comparable)

  1. Forming dentine.
    • Various studies have proved that predentin can provide a mechanical supporting function for the pulp tissue and the thickness of predentin layer reflects the function of dentinogenic activity in human teeth.2013 August 22, Tao Xu et al., “Estrogen deficiency reduces the dentinogenic capacity of rat lower incisors”, in Journal of Molecular Histology, volume 45, →DOI

Origin of dentinogenic

From dentine + -o- + -genic.

Questions about dentinogenic

What does dentinogenic mean?
Dentinogenic means forming dentine.
What part of speech is dentinogenic?
Dentinogenic is an adjective.

Words near dentinogenic in the dictionary

  1. dentinoblasts
  2. dentinocemental
  3. dentinoenamel
  4. dentinogenesis
  5. dentinogenetic
  6. dentinogenic
  7. dentinoid
  8. dentinoids
  9. dentinoma
  10. dentinomas
  11. dentinomata

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