dentifrice
dentifrice — 名詞
1. any product — a paste, gel, powder, or rinse — that people put on a toothbrush o
潔牙劑
用來刷牙的牙膏、牙粉或漱口液的總稱。
any product — a paste, gel, powder, or rinse — that people put on a toothbrush or in the mouth to clean their teeth and freshen the breath.
The pharmacy sold a herbal dentifrice that smelled strongly of mint and cloves.
那家藥局賣一款草本潔牙劑，散發著濃濃的薄荷與丁香味。
countable noun: a dentifrice
Leo's grandmother still mixed her own dentifrice from baking soda, sea salt, and a few drops of peppermint oil.
Leo 的奶奶到現在還會自己用小蘇打、海鹽和幾滴薄荷油調配潔牙劑。
informal home-made context
Modern dentifrice usually contains fluoride to help protect children's teeth from decay.
現代潔牙劑通常都含有氟化物，有助於保護兒童的牙齒，避免蛀牙。
Soraya read the label carefully before buying a dentifrice that was safe for sensitive gums.
Soraya 仔細看完成分標示，才挑了一款適合敏感牙齦的潔牙劑。
Before toothpaste tubes existed, Victorian shops sold dentifrice in small ceramic pots.
在牙膏軟管出現之前，維多利亞時代的店家會用小陶罐裝潔牙劑販售。
- toothpaste
the everyday word for the paste/gel form; far more common in all registers
- tooth powder
older or specialist term for the powder form specifically
- mouthwash
related liquid product, but used for rinsing rather than brushing
用法筆記
Formal or technical term — appears mainly on product labels, in dental-care articles, and in older writing. In everyday Taiwan and US/UK English, learners should say 'toothpaste' (or 'tooth powder' for the powder form) instead.