depilatory
noun/dɪˈpɪlətri/
/dɪˈpɪlətɔːri/
(plural depilatories)
- a substance used for removing body hairTopics Appearancec2Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin depilatorius, from depilat- ‘stripped of hair’, from the verb depilare, from de- (expressing removal) + pilare (from pilus ‘hair’).
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