oil pulling

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Synonyms: nail pulling, wool pulling, oil pumping

Antonyms: nail pulling, wool pulling, oil pumping

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Noun

1. A [[traditional]] [[Ayurvedic]] [[folk]] [[remedy]] where [[vegetable oil]] is [[swish]]ed or [[hold|held]] in the [[mouth]], thereby supposedly "pulling out" [[toxin]]s.

Verb

1. {{infl of|en|oil pull||ing-form}}

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