total-etch
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to adhesive systems for bonding fillings to teeth that require the application of phosphoric acid in a separate etching step .
Example Sentences
- "The total-etch system completely removes the smear layer using an acidic gel (usually phosphate acid) and demineralizes hydroxyapatite under the smear layer of the dentin."
- "With the classic total-etch technique, both the enamel and dentin are etched with phosphoric acid."
- "As illustrated in Figure 12-1, dentin etching did not gain wide acceptance until Fusayama introduced the total-etch concept in 1979."
Inflected Forms
more total-etch (comparative)
most total-etch (superlative)