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depilatory

de·pil·a·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [dih-pil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /dɪˈpɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/
    • /dɪ.ˈpɪ.lət.r̩i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [dih-pil-uh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
    • /dɪˈpɪl əˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i/

Definitions of depilatory word

  • adjective depilatory Depilatory substances and processes remove unwanted hair from your body. 3
  • countable noun depilatory A depilatory is a depilatory substance. 3
  • adjective depilatory able or serving to remove hair 3
  • noun depilatory a chemical that is used to remove hair from the body 3
  • adjective depilatory serving to remove unwanted hair 3
  • noun depilatory a depilatory cream or other substance or device 3
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Origin of depilatory

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Medieval Latin dēpilātōrius < Latin dēpilā(re) (see depilate) + -tōrius -tory1

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Parts of speech for Depilatory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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depilatory popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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Related words

  • barium sulfide

    a gray or yellowish-green, water-soluble, poisonous powder, BaS, used chiefly as a depilatory and as an intermediate in the synthesis of pigments, especially lithopone.

  • calcium sulfide

    a yellow to light-gray, slightly water-soluble powder, CaS, having the odor of rotten eggs when moist: used chiefly in the preparation of luminous paint, hydrogen sulfide, and as a depilatory in cosmetics.

  • sodium sulfide

    a yellow or brick-red, crystalline, deliquescent, water-soluble solid, Na 2 S, used chiefly in the manufacture of dyes, soaps, and rubber, as a depilatory for leather, and in the flotation of powdered lead and copper ores.

  • waxing

    Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models, casts, ointments, etc., and used by bees in constructing their honeycomb.
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