Meanings
plural tooth powders
- countableuncountableA powder for cleaning the teeth; a dentifrice.
1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Irish púdar fiacla
- púdar fiaclaa powder for cleaning the teeth
Latin dentifricium
- dentifriciuma powder for cleaning the teeth
Polish proszek do czyszczenia zębów
- proszek do czyszczenia zębówa powder for cleaning the teeth
Tamil பற்பொடி
- பற்பொடி (paṟpoṭi)a powder for cleaning the teeth
Yiddish ציינפּודער, ציינפּראָשיק
- ציינפּודער (tseynpuder)a powder for cleaning the teeth
- ציינפּראָשיק (tseynproshik)a powder for cleaning the teeth
Cite this entry
tooth powder. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooth%20powder
“tooth powder.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooth%20powder. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tooth powder,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tooth%20powder.
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