Den"tal (?), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F. dental. See Tooth.]
1.
Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.
2. Phon.
Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain articulations and the letters representing them; as, d t are dental letters.
Dental formula Zool., a brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal. -- Dental surgeon, a dentist.
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Den"tal, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See Dental, a.]
1.
An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.
2. Zool.
A marine mollusk of the genus Dentalium, with a curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See Dentalium.
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