denture powder

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Noun

denture powder (countable and uncountable, plural denture powders)

  1. A powder used for cleaning dentures.
    • 1945 March and April, advertisement, inside back page, Railway Magazine:
      The use of denture powder and brush for cleaning artificial teeth has proved completely satisfactory in practice, and should become a regular habit, especially after meals, in the interests of hygiene and to prolong the life of the denture. KOLYNOS DENTURE POWDER is as harmless to the new 'acrylic' and other 'plastic' bases as it is to metal and vulcanite, yet it effectively removes all food debris and stains. From all chemists—1/3.
  2. An adhesive powder for fixing dentures in place, a fixative.