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antiplaque

antiplaque adjective: acting to prevent or remove plaque.

Adjective

antiplaque (comparative more antiplaque, superlative most antiplaque)

  1. Acting to prevent or remove plaque.
    • The extract of one plant common in Illinois, Sanguinaria canadensis, or bloodroot, is an ingredient in brand name antiplaque toothpastes; and the National Cancer Institute has contracted with the University of Illinois to help test the antitumor properties of tropical plants.1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of antiplaque

comparativemore antiplaque
superlativemost antiplaque

Origin of antiplaque

From anti- + plaque.

Questions about antiplaque

What does antiplaque mean?
Antiplaque means acting to prevent or remove plaque.
What part of speech is antiplaque?
Antiplaque is an adjective.

Words near antiplaque in the dictionary

  1. antiplanarity
  2. antiplane
  3. antiplanet
  4. antiplanets
  5. antiplant
  6. antiplaque
  7. antiplasma
  8. antiplasmas
  9. antiplasmin
  10. antiplasmins
  11. antiplasmodial

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