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A powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
a dentifrice in the form of a powder
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: toothpowder
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dentifrice
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Gujarati:
દંતચૂર્ણ
(dantcūrṇ)
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Irish:
púdar fiacla
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Latin:
dentifricium
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Polish:
proszek do czyszczenia zębów
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Tamil:
பற்பொடி
(paṟpoṭi)
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Yiddish:
ציינפּודער
(tseynpuder)
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
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Yiddish:
ציינפּראָשיק
(tseynproshik)
— a powder for cleaning the teeth
