BACTERIAL PLAQUE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bacterial plaque mean? 

• BACTERIAL PLAQUE (noun)
  The noun BACTERIAL PLAQUE has 1 sense:

1. a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries

  Familiarity information: BACTERIAL PLAQUE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BACTERIAL PLAQUE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

bacterial plaque; dental plaque

Hypernyms ("bacterial plaque" is a kind of...):

plaque ((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body)