Dentifrice

Definition: Dentifrice

Dentifrice

Noun

1. A substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush.

Etymology: Dentifrice \Den"ti*frice\, noun. [Latin expression dentifricium; dens, dentis, tooth fricare to rub: compare to the French expression dentifrice. See Tooth, and Friction.]. (Websters 1913)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Cleanness	Wash, lotion, detergent, cathartic, purgative; purifier; Verb: disinfectant; aperient; benzene, benzine benzol, benolin; bleaching powder, chloride of lime, dentifrice, deobstruent, laxative.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Dentifrice

English words defined with "dentifrice": tooth powder, toothpaste, toothpowder. (references)

Etymologies containing "dentifrice": Ftiction. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Dentifrice" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

French (dentifrice, toothpaste).

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	Oh one last kiss give me one last kiss I love your dentifrice! (Bye Bye Birdie; writing credit: Michael Stewart; Irving Brecher)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Pate dentifrice : du Docteur Pierre de la faculté de Médecine de Paris / B. Monvel.Credit: National Library of Medicine.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Play	Caption
	Brushing teeth; tooth; dental; dentifrice; toothpaste; cavities; cavity; floss; oral hygiene; mouth; gums; gingivitis; periodontal; periodontist; dentist; molar; incisor; bicuspid.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Regular brushing of tooth surfaces using a fluoride-containing dentifrice, reduces caries risk. Conversely, inadequate exposure to fluoride confers increased risk. Conditions that compromise the long-term maintenance of good oral hygiene are also positively associated with caries risk. These include certain illnesses, physical and mental disabilities, and the presence of existing restorations or oral appliances. (references)
Business		For example, China is now a significant exporter of artificial teeth, dental yarn and dentifrice to the Australian market. (references)
		According to the ABS, imports of dental equipment and supplies amounted to approximately A$120 million in 2000, up from A$112 million in 1999. These figures contain some consumer dental products, such as dentifrice, but not information technology products used in the dental industry. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "dentifrice"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		pluhur dhëmbësh, pastë dhëmbësh (toothpaste). (various references)

Arabic		‏معجون (confection, dope, kneaded, mash, paste). (various references)

Bulgarian		паста за зъби (toothpaste). (various references)

Chinese		牙膏 (toothpaste). (various references)

Czech		zubní prášek (tooth powder). (various references)

Danish		tandplejemiddel. (various references)

Dutch		tandreinigingsmiddel. (various references)

Farsi		گرددندان , خمیردندان (Toothpaste). (various references)

Finnish		hammasvesi (liquid dentifrice). (various references)

French		dentifrice. (various references)

German		Zahnpaste (toothpaste, tooth-paste). (various references)

Greek		παρασκεύασμα καθαρισμού των δοντιών 2)οδοντόκρεμα, παρασκεύασμα καθαρισμού των δοντιών, οδοντόκρεμα. (various references)

Hebrew		משחת שי� ים (toothpaste). (various references)

Hungarian		fogkrém (toothpaste), fogtisztító szer, fogápoló szer. (various references)

Indonesian		pasta gigi. (various references)

Italian		dentifricio (toothpaste). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		歯磨き (toothpaste), 歯磨 (toothpaste). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		はみがき (toothpaste). (various references)

Manx		glenneyder feeackle. (various references)

Pig Latin		entifriceday

Portuguese		dentifrício (toothpaste), dentífrico, pasta dentífrica (toothpaste). (various references)

Romanian		pastã de dinţi (tooth-paste). (various references)

Russian		зубной порошок (tooth powder, tooth-powder), зубная паста (toothpaste, tooth-paste). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		pasta za zube (toothpaste, tooth-paste). (various references)

Spanish		dentífrico. (various references)

Swedish		tandpulver (toothpowder), tandkräm (toothpaste, tooth-paste). (various references)

Turkish		diş temizleme maddesi, diş macunu (toothpaste). (various references)

Ukranian		зубна паста (toothpaste), зубний порошок. (various references)

Vietnamese		x� phòng đánh răng, bột đánh răng (tooth-powder). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "dentifrice": dentifrices. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Dentifrice" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: dentrifice. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-i-n-r-t"
	-1 letter: certified, deficient, rectified, reincited.
	-2 letters: definite, dieretic, feticide, frenetic, indictee, indicter, indirect, infected, infecter, reincite, reindict, reinfect.
	-3 letters: centred, citrine, credent, crinite, deficit, definer, deifier, dictier, dineric, edifice, edifier, eidetic, eirenic, enteric, enticed, enticer, feinted, identic, incited, inciter, inditer, neritic, niftier, niterie, nitride, recited, refined, reified, tierced.
	-4 letters: center, centre, cerite, cinder, citied, citrin.
	Words containing the letters "c-d-e-e-f-i-i-n-r-t"
	+1 letter: dentifrices, uncertified.
	+2 letters: decertifying, noncertified.
	+3 letters: presanctified, unelectrified.
	+5 letters: decertification, desertification, interinfluenced, noncertificated.
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