dentifrice
[den-tuh-fris]
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noun
a paste, powder, liquid, or other preparation for cleaning the teeth.
Origin of dentifrice
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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.
The Sea ShoreWilliam 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 BookMyrtle 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
dentifrice
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Word Origin for dentifrice
C16: from Latin dentifricium tooth powder, from dent-, dens tooth + fricāre to rub
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dentifrice
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