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Listerine

Listerine proper noun: an antiseptic mouthwash.

Proper noun

Listerine

  1. An antiseptic mouthwash.

Origin of Listerine

Brand name, from Lister + -ine, after the antiseptic pioneer Joseph Lister.

Questions about Listerine

What does Listerine mean?
Listerine means an antiseptic mouthwash.
What part of speech is Listerine?
Listerine is a proper noun.

Words near Listerine in the dictionary

  1. Listerian
  2. listerias
  3. listeric
  4. listericidal
  5. listericin
  6. Listerine
  7. listeriocidal
  8. listeriocin
  9. listeriolysin
  10. listeriolysins
  11. listeriophage

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