dental floss

noun

: a thread used to clean between the teeth

Examples of dental floss in a Sentence

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One dental floss at the bottom of the box with air bags. Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2025 The products include apparel, carpets or rugs, cleaning products, cookware, cosmetics, dental floss, fabric treatments, children’s products, menstruation products, ski wax, textile furnishings, and upholstered furniture, according to an analysis of the bill. Livi Stanford, Hartford Courant, 20 May 2025 Scientists have created a dental floss that doesn’t just clean between your teeth. Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025 Their experimental study published in ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces displays a special dental floss that detects cortisol levels in saliva, potentially making stress tracking as routine as your morning hygiene ritual. Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 28 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dental floss

Word History

First Known Use

1910, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dental floss was in 1910

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“Dental floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20floss. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.

Kids Definition

dental floss

noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth

Medical Definition

dental floss

noun
: a thread used to clean between the teeth

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