Noun

• S: (n) dental plaque, bacterial plaque (a film of mucus and bacteria deposited on the teeth that encourages the development of dental caries)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) plaque ((pathology) a small abnormal patch on or inside the body)
• S: (n) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation (a small contrasting part of something) "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
• S: (n) marking (a pattern of marks)
• S: (n) design, pattern, figure (a decorative or artistic work) "the coach had a design on the doors"
• S: (n) decoration, ornament, ornamentation (something used to beautify)
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))