collutory

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

noun, plural col·lu·to·ries.Medicine/Medical.

mouthwash.

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Also collutorium.

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-tory1

Words nearby collutory

collunarium, collusion, collusive, collut., collutorium, collutory, colluvium, colly, collyr., collyrium, collywobbles
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Medical definitions for collutory

collutory
[ kŏl′yə-tôr′ē ]

n.

mouthwash
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