denticle

English

noun
Definitions
  • A small tooth.
  • (medicine) A pulp stone.
  • Material serving as the dermis of sharks.
  • (architecture) A dentil.

Etymology

Derived from Latin denticulus (small tooth).

Origin

Latin

denticulus

Gloss

small tooth

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