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cementum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɛntəm

1

noun

Meaning 1

A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: anatomy, dentistry, medicine, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a specialized bony substance covering the root of a tooth

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: solid body substance

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cement — cementum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牙骨質 /牙骨质 (yágǔzhì) — cementum
  • Finnish: hammassementti — cementum
  • French: cément — cementum
  • Inuktitut: ᒪᓐᖑᖓᑕ ᖄᕈᕕᐊᖓ (manngongata qaarofianga) — cementum
  • Polish: cement — cementum
  • Polish: kostniwo — cementum
  • Portuguese: cemento — cementum
  • Portuguese: cimento — cementum
  • Slovak: zubný cement — cementum