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comparative more dental, superlative most dental
(relational) Of or concerning the teeth. examples
(dentistry, relational) Of or concerning dentistry. examples
(phonetics) Made with the tip of the tongue touching the upper front teeth or the alveolar ridge. examples
plural dentals
(veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth. examples
(phonetics) A dental sound. quotations examples
'Che Normah pronounced the name in the Malay manner, metathetically: Ruperet, the final dental initiated but not exploded.
1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 253