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collutory

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[kol-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee] / ˈkɒl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /

noun

Medicine/Medical.
  • collutories
    plural
  1. mouthwash.


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Origin of collutory

< New Latin collūtōrium, equivalent to collū- (stem of Latin colluere to rinse, wash out; col- col- 1 + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -tōrium -tory 1

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