"dentifrice" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dentifrices [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium (“powder for rubbing the teeth”), from dens (“tooth”) + fricāre (“to rub”). Compare French dentifrice. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₃ed- (bite)}}, {{inh|en|enm|dentifricie}} Middle English dentifricie, {{der|en|la|dentifricium|t=powder for rubbing the teeth}} Latin dentifricium (“powder for rubbing the teeth”), {{cog|fr|dentifrice}} French dentifrice Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dentifrice (countable and uncountable, plural dentifrices)
  1. Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dental hygiene Hyponyms: toothpaste, toothpowder, chewing stick, chewstick Translations (any substance for cleaning the teeth): паста за зъби (pasta za zǎbi) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 潔齒劑 /洁齿剂 (jiéchǐjì) (Chinese Mandarin), hampaiden puhdistusaine (Finnish), dentifrice [masculine] (French), dentifricio [masculine] (Italian), dentifricium [neuter] (Latin), dentifrício [masculine] (Portuguese), dentífrico [masculine] (Portuguese), зубна́я па́ста (zubnája pásta) [feminine] (Russian), dentífrico [masculine] (Spanish), dintifrice [masculine] (Walloon)

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