cementum
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cementum
Rhymes with -ɛntəm
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Borrowed from Latin caementum. Doublet of cement.
noun cæmentum
- A bony substance that covers the root of a tooth; cement. From a purely anatomic standpoint, root cementum is part of the tooth, but also part of the periodontium.
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Talk about this word "cementum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cementum. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cementum. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cementum "cementum." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cementum.Cite this
@misc{cementum_2026,
title = {cementum},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cementum},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
