From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishdepilatoryde‧pil‧a‧to‧ry /dɪˈpɪlətəri $ -tɔːri/ noun (plural depilatories) [countable] formal DCBa substance that gets rid of unwanted hair from your body —depilatory adjective [only before noun] depilatory creamsOrigin depilatory (1600-1700) depilate “to remove hair” ((16-21 centuries)), from Latin depilare, from pilus “hair”
