Definition of Mouthwashes

1. Noun. (plural of mouthwash) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mouthwashes

1. mouthwash [n] - See also: mouthwash

Medical Definition of Mouthwashes

1. Solutions for rinsing the mouth, possessing cleansing, germicidal, or palliative properties. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mouthwashes

mouthless
mouthlike
mouthline
mouthlines
mouthly
mouthpart
mouthparts
mouthpiece
mouthpieces
mouths
mouths off
mouthsful
mouthward
mouthwards
mouthwash
mouthwashes (current term)
mouthwatering
mouthwateringly
mouthy
mouton
mouton enragé
moutonnee
moutons
moutons enragés
mouzhik
mouzhiks
mov'd
movabilities
movability
movable

Literary usage of Mouthwashes

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"33 may be safely used for coloring externally applied drugs, mouthwashes, and dentifrices in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice. ..."

2. Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010 by Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley (1996)
"... clinical use include: I toothpastes and mouthwashes that would inhibit bacterial ability to form plaque; I mouthwashes that destroy cariogenic bacteria ..."

3. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... some mouthwashes and gels may also be effective as antiplaque and antigingivitis agents.38"40 Regular use of some phenolic antiseptic mouthwashes (eg, ..."

4. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 200-299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The labels of certain drug products subject to this labeling requirement that are also cosmetics, such as antibacterial mouthwashes and fluoride toothpastes ..."

5. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners should be used during a fast—mouthwashes contain all of these substances. Toothpastes contain artificial flavors ..."

6. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"are used as gargles and mouthwashes and for the irrigation of cavities, and stronger ones (2^ per cent.) for psoriasis, lupus and other skin diseases. ..."

7. Code of Federal Regulations: Title 21: Food and Drugs by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"33 may be safely used for coloring externally applied drugs, mouthwashes, and dentifrices in amounts consistent with current good manufacturing practice. ..."

8. Open Wide: Futures for Dentistry in 2010 by Perri 6, Ben Jupp, Tom Bentley (1996)
"... clinical use include: I toothpastes and mouthwashes that would inhibit bacterial ability to form plaque; I mouthwashes that destroy cariogenic bacteria ..."

9. Guide to Clinical Preventive Services: Report of the U. S. Preventive by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"... some mouthwashes and gels may also be effective as antiplaque and antigingivitis agents.38"40 Regular use of some phenolic antiseptic mouthwashes (eg, ..."

10. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 200-299, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"The labels of certain drug products subject to this labeling requirement that are also cosmetics, such as antibacterial mouthwashes and fluoride toothpastes ..."

11. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners should be used during a fast—mouthwashes contain all of these substances. Toothpastes contain artificial flavors ..."

12. Therapeutics, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy: Including the Special by Samuel Otway Lewis Potter (1909)
"are used as gargles and mouthwashes and for the irrigation of cavities, and stronger ones (2^ per cent.) for psoriasis, lupus and other skin diseases. ..."

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