WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
col•lu•to•ry
(kol′ə tôr′ē, -tōr′ē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -to•ries. [Med.]
- Medicinemouthwash.
- Neo-Latin collūtōrium, equivalent. to collū- (stem of Latin colluere to rinse, wash out; col- col-1 + -luere, combining form of lavere to wash) + -tōrium -tory1
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