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♦ root /ru:t/A n.1 radice ( anche di dente, capelli, ecc.): The tree had very deep roots, l'albero aveva delle radici molto profonde; the root of a tooth [of the tongue], la radice di un dente [della lingua]2 (fig.) causa, fonte; (al pl.) origine; origini: Love of money is the root of all evil, l'avidità di denaro è la fonte d'ogni male; Today's financial problems have their roots in the liberalization of the financial markets, i problemi finanziari attuali traggono origine dalla liberalizzazione dei mercati finanziari; to go back to one's roots, risalire alle proprie origini; to get to (o at) the root of the matter, risalire alla radice del problema3 (mat.) radice: square [cube] root, radice quadrata [cubica]6 (mus.) nota fondamentaleB a. attr.2 (tecn., scient.) radicale: (bot.) root leaf, foglia radicale; (bot.) root hair, pelo radicale; (bot.) root system, apparato radicale● (fig.) root and branch, (avv.) radicalmente; totalmente; (agg.) radicale: a root and branch reform, una riforma radicale □ ( USA) root beer, bevanda frizzante a base di estratti di radici ed erbe □ (bot.) root-bound, fissato a terra da radici □ (bot.) root cap, cuffia □ (agric.) root crop, radice commestibile ( barbabietola, rapa, ecc.) □ (comput.) root directory, directory principale (o radice) □ (mus., USA) roots music, musica tradizionale; musica country □ (mat.) root sign, segno di radice; radicale □ root vegetable, radice commestibile □ (ling.) root-word, parola-radice □ to blush (o to flush) to the roots of one's hair, diventare rosso fino alla punta dei capelli □ (bot. e fig.) to grow roots, mettere radici □ ( anche fig.) to pull up by the roots, sradicare; estirpare □ (fig.) to put down ( new) roots, mettere radici (o ambientarsi) in un posto (nuovo) □ (fig.) to strike at the root, colpire alla radice □ ( anche fig.) to take (o to strike) root, mettere radice; attecchire.(to) root (1) /ru:t/A v. t.radicare; fare attecchire; piantare; fissare: Root the cuttings in compost, fate attecchire le talee nel compostB v. i.radicarsi; attecchire; mettere radice.(to) root (2) /ru:t/A v. t.B v. i.2 ( di solito to root around o about, through, ecc.) – frugare; rovistare: She was rooting around in her bag, stava rovistando nella borsa; He rooted through the pile of papers, ha frugato in mezzo alla pila di documenti.
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root canal — n 1) the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth called also pulp canal 2) a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance (as gutta percha) * * *… … Medical dictionary
root canal — root′ canal n. 1) den the root portion of the pulp cavity of a tooth 2) den inf root canal therapy 2) • Etymology: 1890–95 … From formal English to slang
root canal — ► NOUN 1) the pulp filled cavity in the root of a tooth. 2) N. Amer. a procedure to replace infected pulp in a root canal with an inert material … English terms dictionary
root canal — n. 1. a small, tubular channel, normally filled with pulp, in the root of a tooth 2. a treatment or procedure involving the opening, cleaning, filling, etc. of a root canal … English World dictionary
Root canal — A root canal is the commonly used term for the main canals within the dentin of the tooth. These are part of the natural cavity within a tooth that consists of the dental pulp chamber, the main canals, and sometimes more intricate anatomical… … Wikipedia
root canal — noun the passage in the root of a tooth through which its nerve and blood vessels enter the pulp cavity • Hypernyms: ↑passage, ↑passageway • Part Holonyms: ↑pulp cavity * * * noun, pl ⋯ nals [count] : a dental procedure to save a tooth by… … Useful english dictionary
root canal — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms root canal : singular root canal plural root canals a set of thin spaces inside the root of a tooth that can become infected … English dictionary
root canal — Dentistry. 1. Also called pulp canal. the root portion of the pulp cavity. 2. Informal. See root canal therapy (def. 2). [1890 95] * * * … Universalium
root canal — noun Date: 1893 the part of the pulp cavity lying in the root of a tooth; also a dental operation to save a tooth by removing the contents of its root canal and filling the cavity with a protective substance … New Collegiate Dictionary
root canal — noun a) The hollow part of the root of a tooth containing the nerve and blood vessels. b) A surgical operation on a root canal, typically filling it with gutta percha … Wiktionary
root canal — noun the pulp filled cavity in the root of a tooth. ↘N. Amer. a procedure to replace infected pulp in a root canal with an inert material … English new terms dictionary