Meaning of dentifricium | Babel Free
[dɛn.tɪˈfrɪ.ki.ũː]Definitions
tooth powder, toothpaste
declension-2, neuter
Equivalents
Examples
“Pliny the Elder, Natural History, XXVIII, 28, 11, 49, §182”
It is also held to be very efficacious to wash the teeth with goat milk or gall from a bull. The anklebones of a nanny goat recently killed, [burned to] ashes is good as a toothpaste, as are the bones of all quadrupedal farm animals in most cases, to avoid repeating this too much.
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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