| bleaching | The act or process of whitening, by removing colour or stains; especially. The process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents. Bleaching powder, a powder for bleaching, consisting of chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| bleaching powder | A mixture of varying proportions of complexes of chlorine with calcium oxide and calcium hydroxide. Contains 24-37% available chlorine. Decomposes in moist conditions to liberate chlorine. Strong irritant due to chlorine vapors. Used for disinfecting drinking water, sewage etc.; in the bleaching of wood pulp, linen, cotton, straw, oils, soaps, and laundry; as an oxidiser; in destroying caterpillars; and as a decontaminant for mustard gas and similar substances. Synonym: bleaching powder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tooth bleaching | The use of a chemical oxidizing agent (sometimes in combination with heat) to lighten tooth discolorations. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p34) (12 Dec 1998) |
| anatomic teeth | Artificial teeth that duplicate the anatomic forms of natural teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anterior teeth | <dentistry> Your centrals, laterals, and cuspids. These are the teeth in the front of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |
| auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| back teeth | All teeth posterior to the canines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| geminated teeth | <dentistry> A developmental anomaly arising from the attempted division of one tooth bud, resulting in incomplete formation of two teeth and usually manifest as a bifid crown upon a single root. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ratio of decayed and filled teeth | An index of decayed and filled permanent teeth per person, per full complement of 28 teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metal insert teeth | Prosthetic teeth containing metal cutting surfaces in the occlusal surfaces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| migrating teeth | Teeth which are changing position under natural forces. (05 Mar 2000) |
| plastic teeth | Artificial teeth constructed of synthetic resins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Corti's auditory teeth | Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| crossbite teeth | Posterior teeth designed to permit the modified cusps of the upper teeth to be positioned in the fossae of the lower teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior teeth | <dentistry> Your bicuspids and molars. These are the teeth in the back of your mouth. (08 Jan 1998) |