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Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser $100 $50 Amazon Pair your usual dental floss with the high-powered Waterpik Aquarius Water Flosser.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Dec. 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency said PFAS are used in cleaning products, non-stick cookware, paints, varnishes, and sealants as well as in certain shampoo, dental floss, and cosmetics.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2024
For example, the brand’s signature dental floss, $10, comes in unexpected flavors like Passion Fruit, Confetti Cake and Gelato Affogato.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 22 Oct. 2024
Halloween Costumes On a typical Halloween night in the ‘90s, kids roamed the streets trick-or-treating with their vision blurred by flimsy plastic masks held together by a single piece of string that closely resembled dental floss.
—Alex Vance, Parents, 20 Sep. 2024
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First Known Use
1910, in the meaning defined above
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“Dental floss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dental%20floss. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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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