cemental

English

Etymology

From cement +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səˈmɛntəl/
• Rhymes: -ɛntəl

Adjective

cemental (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth.

   cemental tubes

   • 1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography

     The cemental tubuli appear from their course , and sometimes from the overlapping of the substances in the sections examined , to be directly continued from the tubuli of the ivory

Derived terms

• amelocemental
• dentinocemental
• pericemental

 

References

“cemental”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.