Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

self-etch

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables: self--etch
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that combine the etching and priming phases into a single step.

Example Sentences

"A common step usually ignored in self-etch adhesives is the air-drying after adhesive application."
"The self-etch system only makes the smear layer permeable without completely removing it because of the lack of the separate etching step."
"Water is an essential component of self-etch adhesives as it is needed in the ionization of acidic monomers."

Inflected Forms

more self-etch (comparative) most self-etch (superlative)

Questions

What does self-etch mean?: Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that combine the etching and priming phases into a single step.

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