relaxer
Americannoun
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a chemical product applied to curly hair to straighten it, or the treatment that consists of applying this product.
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a person or thing that relaxes, especially a prescription drug that causes tense or spasmed muscles to relax.
noun
Example Sentences
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The company also had to recall more than 135,000 vials of vecuronium bromide, a muscle relaxer used during surgery, after reports that the medication contained glass particles.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2025
Relatives have encouraged her to get a relaxer.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2022
The box had photographs of Evans as relaxer was applied to her hair.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 8, 2022
And the smell of the relaxer, which was generously applied, could practically make a viewer’s scalp burn.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2021
Wambui cut her hair, leaving only two inches, the new growth since her last relaxer.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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