haircolor

English

Etymology

hair +‎ color

Pronunciation
  • enPR: hârʹkŭl-ər, IPA(key): /ˈhɛə.kʌl.ɚ/, /ˈhɛɚ.kʌl.ɚ/

Noun

haircolor (countable and uncountable, plural haircolors)

  1. (colloquial) artificial hair coloring

Usage notes

The cosmetic industry uses the compound for its products and services to distinguish them from the sum of parts innate hair color.[1]

Synonyms

References
  1. “Chapter 21 Haircoloring”, in Milady Standard Cosmetology‎, 1st edition, USA: Cengage Learning, 2011, published 2012, →ISBN, archived from the original on 19 October 2015, page 630
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