mouthwash

[ mouth-wawsh, -wosh ]

noun

1. a solution, often containing antiseptic, astringent, and breath-sweetening agents, used for cleansing the mouth and teeth, and for gargling.

mouthwash

/ ˈmaʊθˌwɒʃ /

noun

1. a medicated aqueous solution, used for gargling and for cleansing the mouth

Word History and Origins

Origin of mouthwash¹

First recorded in 1830–40; mouth + wash

Example Sentences

The defendant then drove back to his home in Hounslow via a Shell garage where he stopped to buy cat food and mouthwash.

From BBC

The products included everything from pet food, Band-Aid plasters and mouthwash, to Australian favourites like Arnott's Tim Tam biscuits, Bega Cheese and Kellogg's cereal.

From BBC

“Los Angeles, it should be understood, is not a mere city. On the contrary, it is, and has been since 1888, a commodity; something to be advertised and sold to the people of the United States like automobiles, cigarettes, and mouthwash,” writes Mike Davis in “City of Quartz.”

From Los Angeles Times

In addition, in a clinical study involving 45 people with periodontitis, people who used matcha mouthwash showed significantly lower levels of P. gingivalis in saliva samples than at the start of the study.

From Science Daily

The matcha mouthwash showed little activity against strains of commensal oral bacteria.

From Science Daily