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denticle

[den-ti-kuh l]
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noun
  1. a small tooth or toothlike part.
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Origin of denticle

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin denticulus, equivalent to denti- denti- + -culus -cle1
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British Dictionary definitions for denticle

denticle

noun
  1. a small tooth or toothlike part, such as any of the placoid scales of sharks
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Word Origin

C14: from Latin denticulus
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denticle in Medicine

denticle

(dĕn′tĭ-kəl)
n.
  1. pulp stone
  2. A small tooth or toothlike projection.
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denticle in Science

denticle

[dĕn′tĭ-kəl]
  1. A small tooth or toothlike projection, especially a dermal denticle.
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