dentifrice

[den-tuh-fris]

noun

a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth.

Origin of dentifrice

1550–60; < Middle French < Latin dentifricium tooth powder, equivalent to denti- denti- + fric(āre) to rub + -ium -ium

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Examples from the Web for dentifrice

Historical Examples

Levigated coral was formerly used in medicine as an antacid or absorbent, and is still occasionally employed as a dentifrice.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I
Arnold Cooley
Dentifrice, den′ti-fris, n. a substance used in rubbing or cleaning the teeth.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various
It is exceedingly light and porous in structure, and at one time was used largely as an antacid as well as a dentifrice.
The Sea Shore
William S. Furneaux
If a man admires a woman's teeth, she gets new kinds of dentifrice and constantly endeavours to add to their whiteness.
The Spinster Book
Myrtle Reed
This bone is used for many purposes; among others, it is used in a powdered state as a dentifrice.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for dentifrice

dentifrice

noun

any substance, esp paste or powder, for use in cleaning the teeth

Word Origin

C16: from Latin dentifricium tooth powder, from dent-, dens tooth + fricāre to rub

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Word Origin and History for dentifrice

n.

early 15c., from Middle French dentifrice (15c.), from Latin dentifricium "powder for rubbing the teeth," from dens (genitive dentis) "tooth" (see tooth) + fricare "to rub" (see friction).

dentifrice in Medicine

dentifrice

(dĕn′tə-frĭs′)

A substance, such as a paste or powder, for cleaning the teeth.

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Examples from the Web for dentifrice

Historical Examples

Levigated coral was formerly used in medicine as an antacid or absorbent, and is still occasionally employed as a dentifrice.

Dentifrice, den′ti-fris, n. a substance used in rubbing or cleaning the teeth.

It is exceedingly light and porous in structure, and at one time was used largely as an antacid as well as a dentifrice.

If a man admires a woman's teeth, she gets new kinds of dentifrice and constantly endeavours to add to their whiteness.

This bone is used for many purposes; among others, it is used in a powdered state as a dentifrice.

dentifrice

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for dentifrice

n.

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Origin of dentifrice