n :  a hard, fine-grained, nonporous, and usu. translucent and white ceramic ware that consists essentially of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar and that has many uses in dentistry .
 
   
 
Similar sounding terms:  py·raz·o·line  py·raz·o·lone 
 
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