mouthwash

[mouth-wawsh, -wosh]

mouth·wash

[mouth-wawsh, -wosh]
noun
a solution, often containing antiseptic, astringent, and breath-sweetening agents, used for cleansing the mouth and teeth, and for gargling.
Also called collutory, collutorium.


Origin:
1830–40; mouth + wash
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mouthwash (ˈmaʊθˌwɒʃ)
 
n
a medicated aqueous solution, used for gargling and for cleansing the mouth

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Medical Dictionary

mouthwash mouth·wash (mouth'wŏsh')
n.
A medicated liquid for cleaning the mouth and treating diseased mucous membranes. Also called collutory.

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Slang Dictionary

mouthwash definition


  1. n.
    liquor; a drink of liquor. : I could use a shot of that mouthwash.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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