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Depilatory

Having the quality or power of removing hair.

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Hairless 84% connected

Destitute of hair.

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Hairless 84% connected

Destitute of hair.

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Compound 76% connected

In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house, outbuildings, etc.

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Cosmetic 76% connected

Alt. of Cosmetical

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Acceptor noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) in the formation of a coordinate bond it is the compound to which electrons are donated

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Breakdown noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Buffer noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an ionic compound that resists changes in its pH

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Chemical compound noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight

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Chemical decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Chemical group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Chemical reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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Decomposition noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Decomposition reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) separation of a substance into two or more substances that may differ from each other and from the original substance

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Displacement noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Displacement reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a reaction in which an elementary substance displaces and sets free a constituent element from a compound

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Electrolysis noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a chemical decomposition reaction produced by passing an electric current through a solution containing ions

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Foryml noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes

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Group noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Monad noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) an atom having a valence of one

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Periodic table noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a tabular arrangement of the chemical elements according to atomic number as based on the periodic law

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Radical noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule

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Reaction noun · 78% connection

(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others; "there was a chemical reaction of the lime with the gro…

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Albino noun · 78% connection

A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some defect of organization the substance which gives color to the skin, hair, a…

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Bang noun · 78% connection

The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn.

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Camlet noun · 78% connection

A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton.

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Capillature noun · 78% connection

A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair.

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Clipper noun · 78% connection

A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.

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Deobstruent adjective · 78% connection

Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body; aperient.

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Depilation noun · 78% connection

Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing.

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Dishevel verb · 78% connection

To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in the passive particip…

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Dustbrush noun · 78% connection

A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust from furniture.

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Fetlock noun · 78% connection

The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and similar animals.…

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Foretop noun · 78% connection

The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.

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Frizette noun · 78% connection

A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by women under the hair to stuff it out.

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