Definition of tooth

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Tooth (n.) one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome.

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Tooth :: Tooth (n.) one of the appendages at the mouth of the capsule of a moss. See Peristome.
Dentated :: Dentated (a.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as, a dentate leaf..
Bicuspid :: Bicuspid (n.) One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each jaw. See Tooth, n..
Toothback :: Toothback (n.) Any notodontian.
Subtriple :: Subtrihedral (a.) Approaching the form of a three-sided pyramid; as, the subtrihedral crown of a tooth..
Pectination :: Pectination (n.) Comblike toothing.
Quinquedentated :: Quinquedentated (a.) Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf..
Stump :: Stump (n.) The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom..
Conodont :: Conodont (n.) A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably the jaws of annelids..
Gag-toothed :: Gag-toothed (a.) Having gagteeth.
Gradine :: Gradine (n.) A toothed chised by sculptors.
Cemental :: Cemental (a.) Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; as, cemental tubes..
Fore Tooth :: Fore tooth () One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.
Escapement :: Escapement (n.) The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet at each vibration..
Alveolus :: Alveolus (n.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate saccules of glands, etc..
Toothbrush :: Toothbrush (n.) A brush for cleaning the teeth.
Quinque- :: Quinque- () A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as, quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed..
Odontocete :: Odontocete (n.pl.) A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales..
Falcon :: Falcon (n.) Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game..
Gagtooth :: Gagtooth (n.) A projecting tooth.
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