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dental plaque

British  

noun

  1. Also called: bacterial plaque.  a filmy deposit on the surface of a tooth consisting of a mixture of mucus, bacteria, food, etc

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What’s more, spirulina leaves a sticky film akin to dental plaque inside the pipes that snake through Mars’s plants, threatening to build up and cause mold, a food-safety hazard.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 18, 2026

They collectively colonize our gut, also known as the gut microbiome, or form biofilms such as dental plaque.

From Science Daily Nov. 21, 2023

To do this, we examined ancient dental plaque, a rich source of dietary information.

From Salon Apr. 13, 2023

When he put the dental plaque under a primitive microscope, he was astonished to see single-celled organisms swimming about.

From New York Times Jun. 23, 2022

They produce dental plaque and colonize catheters, prostheses, transcutaneous and orthopedic devices, contact lenses, and internal devices such as pacemakers.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

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