enamel
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5.1
- noun
- /ɪˈnæməl/
- Specialized
:
esmalte dental
- If you look here, at the front of the tooth there's a small, white, parallel-sided band of enamel.
- tooth enamel
That'll that'll take the enamel right off your teeth.
- That'll that'll take the enamel right off your teeth.
- The gene for teeth is still there, but the gene for enamel on the teeth is gone.
- So while there are different kinds of teeth in your mouth, teeth have an outer layer, which is the enamel.
Examples
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And that will ruin your enamel.
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The gene for teeth is still there, but the gene for enamel on the teeth is gone.
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We know that from the lack of enamel on her teeth.
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Yeah, try not to eat through the enamel.
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Tooth enamel provides a daily record of growth up to the age of 13 to 15 years.
Academic text (2009) -
I set down my own cup, hoping the enamel on my molars was intact.
Fiction book (1992) -
The outer layer of our teeth is the enamel, which encases the dentin.
Blog text (18) -
The buffering capacity of saliva protects tooth enamel and contributes to dental health.
Academic text (1999) -
The molars are low-crowned and flat, with very thick enamel caps suitable for heavy grinding.
Academic text (1991) -
The acid in soda can also dissolve tooth enamel and lead to tooth decay.
Synonyms
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4.1
The hard white outer layer that covers the top of a tooth
Compounds
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Enamel comes from an old word like smaltum that meant 'to melt' and named a glassy cover made by heating. So, thinking of tooth enamel as a hard, glass-like outer layer makes sense because the origin refers to that shiny, protective coat.