"dentistical" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more dentistical [comparative], most dentistical [superlative]
Etymology: dentist + -ical Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|dentist|ical}} dentist + -ical Head templates: {{en-adj}} dentistical (comparative more dentistical, superlative most dentistical)
  1. Resembling, or relating to, a dentist.
    Sense id: en-dentistical-en-adj-S-a5-jRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ical

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