Home › Words › P › predentinpredentinpredentin means the matrix of organic fibres that calcifies to form dentin.EtymologyFrom pre- + dentin.nounThe matrix of organic fibres that calcifies to form dentin.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.dentinogenic 66% match — Forming dentine. vs predentin →dentin 65% match — The hard, dense calcareous material that makes up the bulk of a tooth. vs predentin →dentinogenesis 65% match — The process of the formation of dentine within odontoblasts. vs predentin →dentinoid 64% match — Of or pertaining to dentin vs predentin →dentinal 63% match — Of or relating to dentin or dentine. vs predentin →endodontium 63% match — The complex of dentin and pulp in the centre of a tooth. vs predentin →dentinum 63% match — Synonym of dentin. vs predentin →plicidentine 63% match — A form of dentin which shows sinuous lines of structure in a transverse section of the tooth. vs predentin →