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dentifrice

/ˈdɛn.tɪˌfrɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
den-ti-frice
IPA
/ˈdɛn.tɪˌfrɪs/
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Toothpaste or any other substance, such as a powder or liquid, for cleaning the teeth.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium (“powder for rubbing the teeth”), from dens (“tooth”) + fricāre (“to rub”). Compare French dentifrice.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *h₃ed- (bite), dentifricie, dentifricium

Usage

Inflected Forms

dentifrices (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce dentifrice?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɛn.tɪˌfrɪs/.
What does dentifrice mean?
Toothpaste or any other substance, such as a powder or liquid, for cleaning the teeth.
Where does dentifrice come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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