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Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental surgery.

The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth.

A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda, having a tubular conical shell.

taking place not according to the usual course of things; casual; fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.

Accidental character or effect. Ruskin.

The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. [R.] Coleridge.

In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance; unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.

The quality of being accidental; casualness.

Having two teeth. Swift.

Coincident.

See Edentate, a. -- n. (Zoöl.)

See Edentate, a.

Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses. By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded . . . as an incidental business. Ro…

Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the space between two teeth in a gear wheel.

A labiodental sound or letter.

Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth, or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth; dentolingual, as the letters d and t.

Linguadental.

ining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.

Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals. Shipley.

Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being or qualities.