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hair tonic

hair tonic noun: a liquid or gelatinous substance applied to the hair on one's head to improve its appearance in various ways.

Noun

hair tonic (plural hair tonics)

  1. A liquid or gelatinous substance applied to the hair on one's head to improve its appearance in various ways.
    • One of the best-selling hair tonics was Vaseline hair tonic for men, manufactured by Chesebrough Manufacturing Company (later Chesebrough-Ponds).2006, Victoria Sherrow, Encyclopedia of Hair: A Cultural History, page 375

Forms of hair tonic

pluralhair tonics

Questions about hair tonic

What does hair tonic mean?
Hair tonic means a liquid or gelatinous substance applied to the hair on one's head to improve its appearance in various ways.
What part of speech is hair tonic?
Hair tonic is a noun.
What is the plural of hair tonic?
The plural of hair tonic is hair tonics.

Words near hair tonic in the dictionary

  1. hair system
  2. hair systems
  3. hair tie
  4. hair ties
  5. hair today, gone tomorrow
  6. hair tonic
  7. hair tonics
  8. hair topper
  9. hair toppers
  10. hair trigger
  11. hair triggers

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