"denticle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: denticles [plural]
Etymology: From Latin denticulus, from dens (“tooth”). Doublet of denticule. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|denticulus}} Latin denticulus, {{doublet|en|denticule}} Doublet of denticule Head templates: {{en-noun}} denticle (plural denticles)
  1. A small tooth.
    Sense id: en-denticle-en-noun-~lHJ93bT
  2. (medicine) A pulp stone.
    Sense id: en-denticle-en-noun-IT6nVsws Categories (other): Medicine Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. Material serving as the dermis of sharks.
    Sense id: en-denticle-en-noun-emFNZBOV
  4. (architecture) A dentil.
    Sense id: en-denticle-en-noun-S05Hy5yz Categories (other): Architectural elements, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 6 81 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 8 7 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 6 6 85 Topics: architecture
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: interdenticle Related terms: denticled, denticular

Inflected forms

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