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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary den·ti·frice ETYMOLOGY Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium,from denti- + fricare to rub — more at friction DATE 15th century : a powder, paste, or liquid for cleaning the teeth English Etymology dentifrice 1550s, from Fr. dentifrice (15c.), from L. dentifricium, from dentem (nom. dens) "tooth" (see tooth) + fricare "to rub." Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged den·ti·frice \ˈdentəfrə̇s\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle French, from Latin dentifricium, from dent- + -fricium (from fricare to rub) — more at brine : a powder, paste, or liquid used in cleaning the teeth |
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