DEPILATORY
\dɪpˈɪlətəɹˌi], \dɪpˈɪlətəɹˌi], \d_ɪ_p_ˈɪ_l_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi]\
Definitions of DEPILATORY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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able to remove hair or render hairless
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a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
By Princeton University
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able to remove hair or render hairless
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a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool or bristles from hides
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By Noah Webster.
By William R. Warner
By Daniel Lyons
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(F.) Depilatoire, Depilatif, Epilatoire. Same etymon. Any thing which causes the loss of the hair. Depilatories are usually caustic applications, in which quicklime or some other alkaline substance, sulphuret of iron, &c., enter.
By Robley Dunglison
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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An agent for removing hairs chemically. [Lat.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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