cariogenicadj.
/karɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk//kɛːrɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk/ Promoting or causing tooth decay.
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cariogenic1948
1948 Jrnl. Nutrition 35 372 Control animals were fed a dry ration known to be highly cariogenic.
1959 Times 11 Sept. 9/6 This fermentation produces the cariogenic agent which attacks the enamel.
1971 Nature 10 Dec. 330/1 Under cariogenic conditions, dissolution [of minerals] is greater than deposition.
1985 Times 3 May 13/7 Cheese, corn chips or peanuts—three foods which don't appear to be highly cariogenic.
Draft additions 1993
cariogeˈnicity n. the degree to which a substance is cariogenic; the property of being cariogenic.
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the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders of bones > [noun] > degree to which substance causes decay
cariogenicity1950
1950 Jrnl. Nutrition 40 209 It is quite probable that the 6% of cereal in this diet..may have contributed to the cariogenicity of the diet.
1987 Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 15/3 Dentists measure the decay potential (cariogenicity) of foods in various ways.
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