From Longman Dictionary sa‧li‧va /səˈlaɪvə/ noun [uncountable] the liquid that is produced naturally in your mouth Example Two tissues discovered in the vicinity showed traces of her mucus and her saliva The rabies virus is transmitted in saliva when one animal bites another Many people resort to sucking on candy or mints to increase saliva, yet that puts teeth at risk for decay She untied the knots and removed…
From Longman Dictionary e‧nam‧el1 /ɪˈnæməl/ noun [uncountable] a hard shiny substance that is put onto metal, clay etc for decoration or protection the hard smooth outer surface of your teeth a type of paint that produces a shiny surface when it is dry enamel2 verb (enamelled, enamelling British English, enameled, enameling American English) to cover…
From Longman Dictionary mo‧lar /ˈməʊlə $ ˈmoʊlər/ noun [countable] one of the large teeth at the back of the mouth that are used for breaking up food Example The distinction is made between molars in place in mandibles or maxillae, and isolated molars He failed a Rowntrees medical in Halifax, Yorks,…
From Longman Dictionary tar‧tar /ˈtɑːtə $ ˈtɑːrtər/ noun [uncountable] a hard substance that forms on your teeth [countable] British English informal someone who has a violent temper Example She’s a real tartar Combine flour, soda, salt and cream of tartar in medium mixing bowl and add to creamed mixture, beating well The ingredients of this particular concoction included garlic, mustard seed, tamarind and cream of tartar
From Longman Dictionary ton‧sil /ˈtɒnsəl $ ˈtɑːn-/ noun [countable] your tonsils are the two small round pieces of flesh at the sides of your throat Example Free dentists, free operations, free tonsils, free milk Added to which, my limbs had begun to ache and my tonsils felt as if some one…
