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noun
: spotted tooth enamel caused by drinking water containing excessive fluorides during the time the teeth are calcifying
Word History
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
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“Mottled enamel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mottled%20enamel. Accessed 30 Mar. 2023.
Medical Definition
mottled enamel
noun
mot·tled enamel
ˌmät-ᵊld- 
: spotted tooth enamel typically caused by drinking water containing excessive fluorides during the time the teeth are calcifying
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