dentifrice
Plural: dentifrices
Noun
- a substance for cleaning the teeth; applied with a toothbrush
- Toothpaste or any other substance, such as powder, for cleaning the teeth.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English dentifricie, from Latin dentifricium (“powder for rubbing the teeth”), from dens (“tooth”) + fricāre (“to rub”). Compare French dentifrice.
Scrabble Score: 16
dentifrice: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Worddentifrice: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
dentifrice: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 18
dentifrice: valid Words With Friends Word