dental

B2 Topic:Work & Careers

US /ˈdɛn.təl/ UK /ˈdɛn.təl/ See IPA manual

adj noun Freq #7541

Meanings

1

adj
Relating to the teeth.

Good dental care includes brushing your teeth twice a day.
2

adj
Relating to the work of a dentist.

She is a dental student hoping to open her own clinic.

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Derived forms addentalalveolodentalantidentalapicodentalatlantodentalbidentalcraniodentaldentalcaredentalismdentalitydentalizedentally

Related forms dentistdentulousedentulous

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

*h₃ed- (bite) Proto-Indo-European dentālis la-lat

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# dental

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** adj, noun
**IPA (US):** ˈdɛn.təl
**IPA (UK):** ˈdɛn.təl
**Frequency rank:** 7541

## Meanings
1. Relating to the teeth.
2. Relating to the work of a dentist.

## Examples
- Good dental care includes brushing your teeth twice a day.
- She is a dental student hoping to open her own clinic.

## Derived Forms
- addental
- alveolodental
- antidental
- apicodental
- atlantodental
- bidental
- craniodental
- dentalcare
- dentalism
- dentality
- dentalize
- dentally

## Related Forms
- dentist
- dentulous
- edentulous

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *h₃ed- (bite)
- Root: dentālis

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

## AI Etymology
dental was borrowed from Middle French dental or Late Latin dentālis, from dēns (“a tooth”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix). The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- (bite), la-lat dentālis. Current senses include Relating to the teeth and Relating to the work of a dentist. English relatives and later formations include addental, alveolodental, antidental, dentist, dentulous.

## Topics
- Work & Careers

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