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nonlathering

nonlathering adjective: not forming a lather.

Adjective

nonlathering (not comparable)

  1. Not forming a lather.
    • Lorraine Massey, a founder of Devachan, simply rinses and agitates her scalp with fingers (or uses a nonlathering cleanser like Devachan No-Poo).2008 February 21, Anna Jane Grossman, “Of Course I Washed My Hair Last Year (I’m Almost Certain)”, in New York Times

Origin of nonlathering

From non- + lathering.

Questions about nonlathering

What does nonlathering mean?
Nonlathering means not forming a lather.
What part of speech is nonlathering?
Nonlathering is an adjective.

Words near nonlathering in the dictionary

  1. nonlate
  2. nonlateral
  3. nonlateralised
  4. nonlateralized
  5. nonlatex
  6. nonlathering
  7. nonlattice
  8. nonlaughing
  9. nonlaundry
  10. nonlaw
  11. nonlawful

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