unerupted
adjective
un·erupt·ed
ˌən-i-ˈrəp-təd 
of a tooth
: not yet having emerged through the gum
also
: impacted sense 1
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One thing to remember is that most eruptions actually leave more magma unerupted rather than erupted.
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2018
The shape of the unerupted adult teeth revealed that Alesi belonged to a genus, or group of species, known as Nyanzapithecus, a sister group to the hominoids that was discovered about 30 years ago.
—Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2017
And the skull’s intact braincase, which has preserved impressions of the brain’s exterior surface, also contains the infant ape’s unerupted adult teeth.
—National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2017
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Erik Klemetti, Discover Magazine, 22 June 2018
The shape of the unerupted adult teeth revealed that Alesi belonged to a genus, or group of species, known as Nyanzapithecus, a sister group to the hominoids that was discovered about 30 years ago.
—Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 10 Aug. 2017
And the skull’s intact braincase, which has preserved impressions of the brain’s exterior surface, also contains the infant ape’s unerupted adult teeth.
—National Geographic, 9 Aug. 2017
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unerupted
adjective
un·erupt·ed
ˌən-i-ˈrəp-təd
of a tooth
: not yet having emerged through the gum
also
: impacted sense 3
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