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
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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
But the stylist assured her that her hair was beautiful and convinced her to start growing her natural hair without a relaxer.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
The put-downs were so merciless that she got her first “kiddie perm,” but the chemical relaxer made her hair fall out.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
But these were like badges of honour, testimony to the fact that the relaxer had taken.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2019
The woman with the earrings gets herself back under the dryer, and the other lady goes back to getting her relaxer washed out.
From "The Skin I'm In" by Sharon G. Flake
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