Depilatory

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Depilatory \De*pil"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]pilatoire.]
     Having the quality or power of removing hair. -- n. An
     application used to take off hair.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  depilatory
       adj : able to remove hair or render hairless
       n 1: a chemical (usually a sulfide) used to remove hair or wool
            or bristles from hides
       2: a cosmetic for temporary removal of undesired hair [syn: {depilator},
           {epilator}]