depilatory
capable of removing hair.
a depilatory agent.
such an agent in a mild liquid or cream form for temporarily removing unwanted hair from the body.
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How to use depilatory in a sentence
Where hair had a tendency to grow, she applied dropax, a depilatory paste, composed of vinegar and earth from Cyprus.
Snnica | Vicente Blasco IbezIn place of the liquid soap and razor it is sometimes convenient to use a depilatory powder.
The Elements of Bacteriological Technique | John William Henry EyreRhusma, rus′ma, n. a mixture of quicklime and orpiment, used as a depilatory.
In such cases the hair can be easily removed by a depilatory.
The Roman epicures iced their oysters before eating them; the ladies used the calcined shell as a cosmetic and depilatory.
Nooks and Corners of English Life, Past and Present | John Timbs
British Dictionary definitions for depilatory
/ (dɪˈpɪlətərɪ, -trɪ) /
able or serving to remove hair
a chemical that is used to remove hair from the body
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