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predentine

predentine is the alternative form of predentin.

Meaning of predentin

Noun

predentin (uncountable)

  1. The matrix of organic fibres that calcifies to form dentin.
    • At the growing end next to the apex of human developing teeth where dentinogenesis is most active, predentin exhibits its greatest thickness, whereas at the coronal region where primary dentin has been completely formed, predentin width is dramatically reduced to a mean value of 14.8 micron (Couve...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 predentine

From pre- + dentine.

Questions about predentine

What is predentine the alternative form of?
Predentine is the alternative form of predentin.

Words near predentine in the dictionary

  1. predentals
  2. predentaries
  3. predentary
  4. predentate
  5. predentin
  6. predentine
  7. predentistry
  8. predepartmental
  9. predeparture
  10. predepartures
  11. predepleted

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