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angel dusting

angel dusting noun: the misleading marketing practice of including a minuscule amount of an active ingredient in a product (such as food or cosmetics), insufficient to give any measurable benefit.

Noun

angel dusting (uncountable)

  1. The misleading marketing practice of including a minuscule amount of an active ingredient in a product (such as food or cosmetics), insufficient to give any measurable benefit.

Origin of angel dusting

From angel dust + -ing.

Questions about angel dusting

What does angel dusting mean?
Angel dusting means the misleading marketing practice of including a minuscule amount of an active ingredient in a product (such as food or cosmetics), insufficient to give any measurable benefit.
What part of speech is angel dusting?
Angel dusting is a noun.

Words near angel dusting in the dictionary

  1. angel date
  2. angel dates
  3. angel day
  4. angel days
  5. angel dust
  6. angel dusting
  7. angel eye
  8. angel eyes
  9. Angel Falls
  10. angel fangs
  11. angel fingers

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