dentifrice
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium (“powder for rubbing the teeth”), from dens (“tooth”) + fricāre (“to rub”). Compare French dentifrice.
Noun
editdentifrice (countable and uncountable, plural dentifrices)
- Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
Hyponyms
editTranslations
editany substance for cleaning the teeth
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French
editEtymology
editLearned borrowing from Latin dentifricium.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editdentifrice m (plural dentifrices)
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “dentifrice”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ed- (bite)
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- en:Dental hygiene
- French terms borrowed from Latin
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- fr:Dental hygiene