enamel
noun /ɪˈnæm.əl/Definition
› [C or U] a decorative substance like glass that is melted onto clay, metal, or glass objects and then left to cool and become hard, or an object covered with this substanceCrafts › a type of paint that forms a shiny surface when dryPaints, dyes and pigmentsColour - general words › the hard, white, shiny substance that forms the covering of a toothThe teethDentistryProblems with bones, joints and teeth
(Definition of enamel noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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