Etymology

Listerine

L1I1S1T1E1R1I1N1E1

Today it means: An antiseptic mouthwash. Full definition →

Ask AI about its historyChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

The story

Brand name, from Lister + -ine, after the antiseptic pioneer Joseph Lister.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.