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DENTIFRICE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does dentifrice mean? 

DENTIFRICE (noun)
  The noun DENTIFRICE has 1 sense:

1. a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrushplay

  Familiarity information: DENTIFRICE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DENTIFRICE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("dentifrice" is a kind of...):

cleaner; cleanser; cleansing agent (a preparation used in cleaning something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "dentifrice"):

toothpaste (a dentifrice in the form of a paste)

tooth powder; toothpowder (a dentifrice in the form of a powder)


 Context examples 


A combination of a dentifrice (formulation intended to clean and/or polish the teeth, and which may contain certain additional agents), and a gel.

(Dentifrice Gel Dosage Form, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)



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