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enamel

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1. enamel - Noun

2. enamel - Adjective

3. enamel - Verb

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A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface, as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in varied colors.

A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe.

That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface, resembling enamel, especially if variegated.

The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement.

To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid or painted.

To variegate with colors as if with enamel.

To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.

To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.

To practice the art of enameling.

Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting.

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Already Franz Xaver Kugler proposed that the word can be interpreted here as "table"; in another context it seems to mean something like "tool", but in yet another it refers to a blue enamel paste. Source: Internet

An object that reflects some fraction of impinging light and absorbs the rest may look black but also be faintly reflective; examples are black objects coated with layers of enamel or lacquer. Source: Internet

At its simplest, occlusal adjustment involves selective grinding (with a dental drill) of the enamel of the occlusal surfaces of teeth, with the aim of allowing the upper teeth to fit with the lower teeth in a more harmonious way. Source: Internet

Carnivorans all share the same arrangement of teeth in which the last upper premolar (named P4) and the first lower molar (named m1) have blade-like enamel crowns that work together as carnassial teeth to shear meat. Source: Internet

Bone and teeth enamel The main component of bone is hydroxyapatite as well as amorphous forms of calcium phosphate, possibly including carbonate. Source: Internet

Acidic foods and beverages that erode tooth enamel make it easier for chromogens to latch onto the teeth; thereby discoloring them. Source: Internet

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