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How to pronounce depilatory in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms depilator, epilator
Type of cosmetic
Has types epilating wax
Type Words
Derivation depilate
Type Words
Type of chemical compound, compound

Examples of depilatory

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Skin exposure to thallium is also dangerous, and the substance is a depilatory.
From the upi.com
A fortune awaits the chemist who can isolate the active depilatory in turmeric.
From the newscientist.com
The sheep are fed a biological depilatory agent, which makes their hair fall out.
From the newscientist.com
Sally Hansen recently introduced both a depilatory and wax strips for men.
From the nytimes.com
Fur is removed using a depilatory made from sodium hydrosulfide and lime.
From the businessweek.com
Because her owners rejected her when she lost all her fur in a depilatory accident, that's why.
From the chron.com
Mixed with two parts of slaked lime, orpiment is still very commonly used in rural India as a depilatory.
From the en.wikipedia.org
It must be my new depilatory cream.
From the dailynews.com
I am still not certain that I didn't cover my legs in toothpaste, but I definitely cleaned my teeth with a tube of depilatory cream.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • A chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
  • Able to remove hair or render hairless
  • A cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair
  • Hair removal is the practice of removing body hair, and describes the methods used to achieve that result.
  • A preparation that removes hair from the body; That removes hair
  • (Depilatories) Substances used to dissolve hair above the surface of the skin.
  • Hair remover products and relaxers commonly contain sodium and calcium hydroxide. These chemicals dissolve the protein in the hair strand and then allow the hair to be easily wiped away off the skin and scalp by chemical destroying the hair.
  • A cream or spray put on the skin to dissolve and remove excess hair.
  • Product used to remove hair from the follicle.