n :  a plastic material that is applied to parts of teeth (as the occlusal surfaces of molars and premolars) with imperfections (as pits and fissures) usu. to prevent dental decay .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  sa·lin·i·ty  si·lent  slant 
 
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