enamel

noun
UK /ɪˈnæm.əl/
US /ɪˈnæm.əl/

Enamel is the hard white outside layer that keeps your teeth safe.

Brushing your teeth every day helps protect the enamel.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A shiny, glass-like coating baked onto metal or pottery to decorate and protect it.

The old cooking pot had bright blue enamel on the outside.

3. A hard, glossy paint that dries to a smooth surface.

He painted the garden gate with black enamel.

4. The hard, smooth outer layer of a tooth.

Too much soda can wear away tooth enamel.