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Dentate Age Den Tayt Adjective Edged Toothlike Projections Toothed

Front dentate \DEN-tayt\
Back adjective
Edged with toothlike projections; toothed.

[Latin dentatus, from dens, dent-, tooth.]

"The percent of dentate Americans with untreated decay declines with age to age 74, then rises slightly." - Mogelonsky, Marcia, Dentists are forever, American Demographics, 1 Aug 1996.

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