Depilatory

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  • adjective. Having the capability to remove hair.
  • noun. A preparation in the form of a liquid or cream that is used to remove unwanted hair from the body.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the property of removing hair from the skin.
  • noun. An application used to remove hair without injuring the texture of the skin; specifically, a cosmetic employed to remove superfluous hairs from the human skin, as calx sulphurata.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having the quality or power of removing hair.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. That removes hair
  • noun. A preparation that removes hair from the body.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. able to remove hair or render hairless
  • noun. a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
  • noun. a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
  • Word Usage
    "A good depilatory is still a desideratum, the best perfumers of London and Paris have none which they can recommend."
    Equivalent
    hairless  
    Hypernym
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    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dilatory  
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