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单词 cariogenic
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Definition of cariogenic in English:

cariogenic

adjective ˌkɛːrɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌkarɪə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪkˌkerēəˈjenik
technical
  • Causing tooth decay.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • While any food that contains sugar or starch can cause dental caries, studies show chocolate may be less cariogenic than many foods.
    • Since processed maize is highly cariogenic, dental caries and resulting tooth loss increase with the adoption of maize agriculture.
    • Sugars located within the cellular structure of food (such as fructose in whole fruit) are thought to be less cariogenic than sugars intentionally introduced into foods.
    • Those foods containing refined carbohydrates that are fine enough to remain on the teeth by sticking to the fissures on the tooth surface are termed cariogenic (capable of causing cavities).
    • Some formulas, especially soy-based formulas that contain sucrose, can be cariogenic.

Rhymes

anthropogenic, arsenic, autogenic, callisthenic (US calisthenic), carcinogenic, cryogenic, erotogenic, eugenic, fennec, hallucinogenic, Hellenic, hypo-allergenic, photogenic, pyrogenic, radiogenic, schizophrenic, telegenic
 
 

Definition of cariogenic in US English:

cariogenic

adjectiveˌkerēəˈjenik
technical
  • Causing tooth decay.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Since processed maize is highly cariogenic, dental caries and resulting tooth loss increase with the adoption of maize agriculture.
    • Some formulas, especially soy-based formulas that contain sucrose, can be cariogenic.
    • While any food that contains sugar or starch can cause dental caries, studies show chocolate may be less cariogenic than many foods.
    • Those foods containing refined carbohydrates that are fine enough to remain on the teeth by sticking to the fissures on the tooth surface are termed cariogenic (capable of causing cavities).
    • Sugars located within the cellular structure of food (such as fructose in whole fruit) are thought to be less cariogenic than sugars intentionally introduced into foods.
 
 
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