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gargling fluid

gargling fluid noun: mouthwash.

Noun

gargling fluid (countable and uncountable, plural gargling fluids)

  1. (dated) Mouthwash.
    • A teaspoonful of table salt added to a pint of warm, not hot, water makes a good gargling fluid.1971, B. F. Miller, L. Galton, The Family Book of Preventive Medicine, →ISBN, page 567

Forms of gargling fluid

pluralgargling fluids

Questions about gargling fluid

What does gargling fluid mean?
Gargling fluid means mouthwash.
What part of speech is gargling fluid?
Gargling fluid is a noun.
What is the plural of gargling fluid?
The plural of gargling fluid is gargling fluids.

Words near gargling fluid in the dictionary

  1. Garglegate
  2. gargler
  3. garglers
  4. gargles
  5. gargling
  6. gargling fluid
  7. gargling fluids
  8. garglings
  9. gargol
  10. gargouillade
  11. gargouillades

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