- composite
- A colloquial term for resin materials used in restorative dentistry. [L. compositus, put together, fr. compono, to put together]
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com·pos·ite (kəm-pozґit) 1. made up of unlike parts. 2. resin matrix c.
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composite — (adj.) c.1400, from O.Fr. composite, from L. compositus placed together, pp. of componere to put together, to collect a whole from several parts, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + ponere to place (see POSITION (Cf. position)). The noun is… … Etymology dictionary
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