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anti·car·ies | \ ˌan-tē-ˈker-ēz 
, ˌan-tī- \
, ˌan-tī- \Definition of anticaries
: tending to inhibit the formation of caries : tending to prevent tooth decay
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anticaries
adjectivean·ti·car·ies | \ ˌant-i-ˈka(ə)r-ēz, ˌan-ˌtī-, -ˈke(ə)r- \
\Medical Definition of anticaries
: tending to inhibit the formation of caries
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The first known use of anticaries was in 1893
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