Enamel
noun
A hard, shiny coating that covers teeth.
She brushes her teeth twice a day to keep her enamel healthy.
noun
A paint that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
He used enamel to give the sculpture a shiny finish.
verb
To cover something with enamel.
They decided to enamel the chairs with a glossy paint.
noun
A material that is used to make beautiful things, such as jewelry, that is glossy and colorful when it's heated and hardened.
The enamel on her ring sparkled under the lights.
noun
A hard, shiny coating that covers teeth.
She brushes her teeth twice a day to keep her enamel healthy.
noun
A paint that dries to a hard, glossy finish.
He used enamel to give the sculpture a shiny finish.
verb
To cover something with enamel.
They decided to enamel the chairs with a glossy paint.
noun
A material that is used to make beautiful things, such as jewelry, that is glossy and colorful when it's heated and hardened.
The enamel on her ring sparkled under the lights.
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Biological Material
Enamel refers to the protective outer layer of teeth in humans and many animals.
Dentists often talk about preserving the enamel to prevent cavities.
Pro Tip 2/2Irreplaceable Substance
Tooth enamel doesn't grow back, so it's important to protect it from damage.
Soda can erode your enamel if you drink too much.
Pro Tip 1/2Biological Material
Enamel refers to the protective outer layer of teeth in humans and many animals.
Dentists often talk about preserving the enamel to prevent cavities.
Pro Tip 2/2Irreplaceable Substance
Tooth enamel doesn't grow back, so it's important to protect it from damage.
Soda can erode your enamel if you drink too much.
Pro Tip 1/2Biological Material
Enamel refers to the protective outer layer of teeth in humans and many animals.
Dentists often talk about preserving the enamel to prevent cavities.
Pro Tip 2/2Irreplaceable Substance
Tooth enamel doesn't grow back, so it's important to protect it from damage.
Soda can erode your enamel if you drink too much.
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Haptography: Digitizing...
when they touch your teeth with a dental explorer. You've all had this happen, they go across. What they're feeling for is if the tooth is really hard, then it's healthy, but if it's kind of soft and sticky, that's a signal that the enamel is starting to decay. These types of judgments are hard for a new dental student to make, because they haven't touched a lot of teeth yet.
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How did teeth evolve? -...
because all the cells that make it are lost, so we’re lucky that enamel can’t be easily destroyed. Odontoblasts use a more complex process, but unlike ameloblasts, they stick around, continuing to secrete dentin throughout your life. Despite the differences in teeth across the mammalian order,
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What can you learn from...
Stable isotopes in bone collagen and tooth enamel varies among mammals dependent on where they lived and what they ate. So by analyzing these isotopes, we can draw direct inferences regarding the diet and location of historic people. Not only that, but during life,
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After the Avalanche:...
the corner and the edge pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, right? Once you have that, you start to piece things together. The reason teeth are important is 'cause in your tooth enamel, there's something called strontium. It's Sr 38 on the periodic table,
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The ingredient in almost...
soybeans. He extracted their oil to make enamel for painting his cars. He crushed them into powder to make plastic parts. And he encouraged American farmers to grow as much of the plant as possible. But he wasn’t just feeding soy to machines.
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A Visual History of...
using oil and enamel on canvas. And here are a few more paintings by Sharon Molloy, some gorgeous, intricate paintings. And here's another example of that interesting cross-pollination between science and art.
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How do cigarettes affect...
damaging tooth enamel, and eventually causing decay. Over time, smoke also damages nerve-endings in the nose, causing loss of smell. Inside the airways and lungs, smoke increases the likelihood of infections,
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What causes cavities? -...
such as lactic acid. Mutans streptococci are resistant to this acid, but unfortunately, our teeth aren't. While each human tooth is coated in a hardy, protective layer of enamel, it's no match for acid.
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Rattle Snake Bite...
a junkyard is Viper heavy with plenty of hiding places to launch enamel somewhere in the darkness the world's most
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Most Nail-Biting Moments...
cruel people can be to enamels and how senseless this whole thing is because so
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Haptography: Digitizing...
when they touch your teeth with a dental explorer. You've all had this happen, they go across. What they're feeling for is if the tooth is really hard, then it's healthy, but if it's kind of soft and sticky, that's a signal that the enamel is starting to decay. These types of judgments are hard for a new dental student to make, because they haven't touched a lot of teeth yet.
Video examples
How did teeth evolve? -...
because all the cells that make it are lost, so we’re lucky that enamel can’t be easily destroyed. Odontoblasts use a more complex process, but unlike ameloblasts, they stick around, continuing to secrete dentin throughout your life. Despite the differences in teeth across the mammalian order,
Video examples
What can you learn from...
Stable isotopes in bone collagen and tooth enamel varies among mammals dependent on where they lived and what they ate. So by analyzing these isotopes, we can draw direct inferences regarding the diet and location of historic people. Not only that, but during life,
Video examples
After the Avalanche:...
the corner and the edge pieces of a jigsaw puzzle, right? Once you have that, you start to piece things together. The reason teeth are important is 'cause in your tooth enamel, there's something called strontium. It's Sr 38 on the periodic table,
Video examples
The ingredient in almost...
soybeans. He extracted their oil to make enamel for painting his cars. He crushed them into powder to make plastic parts. And he encouraged American farmers to grow as much of the plant as possible. But he wasn’t just feeding soy to machines.
Video examples
A Visual History of...
using oil and enamel on canvas. And here are a few more paintings by Sharon Molloy, some gorgeous, intricate paintings. And here's another example of that interesting cross-pollination between science and art.
Video examples
How do cigarettes affect...
damaging tooth enamel, and eventually causing decay. Over time, smoke also damages nerve-endings in the nose, causing loss of smell. Inside the airways and lungs, smoke increases the likelihood of infections,
Video examples
What causes cavities? -...
such as lactic acid. Mutans streptococci are resistant to this acid, but unfortunately, our teeth aren't. While each human tooth is coated in a hardy, protective layer of enamel, it's no match for acid.
Video examples
Rattle Snake Bite...
a junkyard is Viper heavy with plenty of hiding places to launch enamel somewhere in the darkness the world's most
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Most Nail-Biting Moments...
cruel people can be to enamels and how senseless this whole thing is because so
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Padgett Powell
American Novelist
Many parks in Florida have information kiosks with colorful enamel signs showing the special flora and fauna in the park. The gopher tortoise, the scrub jay, the indigo snake. At no park with an indigo snake on its kiosk signs could I find an indigo.
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Peter York
British Journalist
Marmite - like that other little black-jar job, Bovril - is so much a Mark 1 staple-of-Empire brand, so much part of the Edwardian world of enamel advertising signs, the history of grin-and-bear-it industrial food.
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
American Designer
But for the vacation with my kids in the Bahamas, I'll bring a Michael Kors white gauze tunic, white Dolce & Gabbana jeans, Prada sandals, a ring by Iradj Moini, and enamel bracelets from Hermes.
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Hendrik Poinar
Dutch Scientist
Teeth actually turn out to be one of a couple of good sources of ancient DNA. The teeth, actually the enamel, is quite good at preserving the DNA, so it is a bit of time capsule so to speak.
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Vinny Testaverde
American Athlete
First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good.
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Mario Batali
American Chef
I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.
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Theophile Gautier
French Poet
Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.
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Padgett Powell
American Novelist
Many parks in Florida have information kiosks with colorful enamel signs showing the special flora and fauna in the park. The gopher tortoise, the scrub jay, the indigo snake. At no park with an indigo snake on its kiosk signs could I find an indigo.
Quote examples
Peter York
British Journalist
Marmite - like that other little black-jar job, Bovril - is so much a Mark 1 staple-of-Empire brand, so much part of the Edwardian world of enamel advertising signs, the history of grin-and-bear-it industrial food.
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Stephanie Winston Wolkoff
American Designer
But for the vacation with my kids in the Bahamas, I'll bring a Michael Kors white gauze tunic, white Dolce & Gabbana jeans, Prada sandals, a ring by Iradj Moini, and enamel bracelets from Hermes.
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Hendrik Poinar
Dutch Scientist
Teeth actually turn out to be one of a couple of good sources of ancient DNA. The teeth, actually the enamel, is quite good at preserving the DNA, so it is a bit of time capsule so to speak.
Quote examples
Vinny Testaverde
American Athlete
First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good.
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Mario Batali
American Chef
I like cast iron coated with enamel for longevity and forgiveness if I happen to take my eyes off the prize while pouring Chianti.
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Theophile Gautier
French Poet
Yes, the work comes out more beautiful from a material that resists the process, verse, marble, onyx, or enamel.
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