ODONTOLITHOS
\ˌə͡ʊdəntəlˈɪθə͡ʊz], \ˌəʊdəntəlˈɪθəʊz], \ˌəʊ_d_ə_n_t_ə_l_ˈɪ_θ_əʊ_z]\
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A sort of incrustation, of a yellowish colour, which forms at the coronae of the teeth, and is called Tartar. It consists of seventy-nine parts of phosphate of lime; twelve and a half of mucus; one of a particular salivary matter, and seven and a half of animal substance, soluble in chlorohydric acid. A species of infusoria, Denticola hominis, has been found in it.
By Robley Dunglison
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