cementum
A bony substance that covers the root of a toothA bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.
a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth:cement
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable