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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Powder for cleaning teeth.

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Examples

  • There was a balance of electrons to protons with a slight excess of protons in the toothpowder and slight excess of electrons in the mouthwash.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • A big bonus of the toothpowder is that the radiant energy cleanses soft tissues where most adult dental problems with bad breath, gum disease and sinus originate.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • Vibracleanse measured to have a resonance in the ultrasonic high frequency range with the toothpowder generating the highest resonance.

    Archive 2006-02-01 Thatsnews 2006

  • Pray send me some toothpowder and a tincture of Myrrhby Waite and &c.

    Byron's Letter to John Murray 2001

  • Another alternative is an herbal toothpowder made from the following: equal parts powdered cinnamon bark, bayberry bark, oak bark, alum root and baking soda.

    THE NATURAL REMEDY BIBLE JOHN LUST 2003

  • There was a utility sink in one corner and above it a rack holding an empty jam jar, a toothbrush, toothpowder, safety razor and a bar of laundry soap.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • There was a utility sink in one corner and above it a rack holding an empty jam jar, a toothbrush, toothpowder, safety razor and a bar of laundry soap.

    When The Bough Breaks Kellerman, Jonathan 1985

  • There was a utility sink in one corner and above it a rack holding an empty jam jar, a toothbrush, toothpowder, safety razor and a bar of laundry soap.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • There was a utility sink in one corner and above it a rack holding an empty jam jar, a toothbrush, toothpowder, safety razor and a bar of laundry soap.

    When the Bough Breaks Jonathan Kellerman 1985

  • So soon as the bureau received information that some one of them had been wounded, its aid was offered him in whatever manner would best assure his comfort, while to the stricken alumni lying in the wards of the local hospitals, cigarettes, chocolates, socks, toothpowder, and magazines, were sent in as large quantities as its limited resources would allow.

    History of the University of Virginia, 1819-1919 1922

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