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cariogenic, a.|kærɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪk, kɛər-|
[f. caries n. + -o1 + -genic.]
Promoting or causing tooth decay.
1948Jrnl. Nutrition XXXV. 372 Control animals were fed a dry ration known to be highly cariogenic. 1959Times 11 Sept. 9/6 This fermentation produces the cariogenic agent which attacks the enamel. 1971Nature 10 Dec. 330/1 Under cariogenic conditions, dissolution [of minerals] is greater than deposition. 1985Times 3 May 13/7 Cheese, corn chips or peanuts—three foods which don't appear to be highly cariogenic.
Add: Hence cariogeˈnicity n., the degree to which a substance is cariogenic; the property of being cariogenic.
1950Jrnl. Nutrition XL. 209 It is quite probable that the 6{pcnt} of cereal in this diet..may have contributed to the cariogenicity of the diet. 1987Daily Tel. 13 Oct. 15/3 Dentists measure the decay potential (cariogenicity) of foods in various ways. |
