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tongue cleaner

tongue cleaner noun: an oral hygiene tool, often metal or plastic, used to remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells from the tongue's surface to freshen breath and promote overall oral health by reducing plaque and potential bacteria buildup; typically gently dragged from the back of the tongue to the front, removing a white or colored coating that can harbor odor-causing microbes.

tongue cleaner: an oral hygiene tool, often metal or plastic, used to remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells...
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Noun

tongue cleaner (plural tongue cleaners)

  1. An oral hygiene tool, often metal or plastic, used to remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells from the tongue's surface to freshen breath and promote overall oral health by reducing plaque and potential bacteria buildup; typically gently dragged from the back of the tongue to the front, removing a white or colored coating that can harbor odor-causing microbes.
    • Near-synonym: tongue scraper
    Synonyms:
    tongue scraper

tongue cleaner meaning in Tamil

tongue cleaner in Tamil

நாத் துலக்கி

Synonyms of tongue cleaner

Forms of tongue cleaner

pluraltongue cleaners

Origin of tongue cleaner

From tongue + cleaner.

Questions about tongue cleaner

What does tongue cleaner mean?
Tongue cleaner means an oral hygiene tool, often metal or plastic, used to remove bacteria, food debris, and dead cells from the tongue's surface to freshen breath and promote overall oral health by reducing plaque and potential bacteria buildup; typically gently dragged from the back of the tongue to the front, removing a white or colored coating that can harbor odor-causing microbes.
What is tongue cleaner in Tamil?
Tongue cleaner in Tamil is நாத் துலக்கி. See Tongue cleaner meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is tongue cleaner?
Tongue cleaner is a noun.
What is the plural of tongue cleaner?
The plural of tongue cleaner is tongue cleaners.

Words near tongue cleaner in the dictionary

  1. tongue bones
  2. tongue brush
  3. tongue clacker
  4. tongue clackers
  5. tongue clacking
  6. tongue cleaner
  7. tongue depressor
  8. tongue depressors
  9. tongue drum
  10. tongue drums
  11. tongue firmly in cheek

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