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relaxer
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
relaxer
(noun)
relaxer
/rɪ
ˈ
læksɚ/
noun
plural
relaxers
relaxer
/rɪ
ˈ
læksɚ/
noun
plural
relaxers
Britannica Dictionary definition of RELAXER
[
count, noncount
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chiefly US
:
a chemical treatment that is used to make curly hair straight or straighter
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