cosmetic
IPA: kɑzmˈɛtɪk
noun
- Any substances applied to enhance the external color or texture of the skin, e.g. lipstick, eyeshadow, eyeliner; makeup.
- A feature existing only on the surface.
- An intangible influence that improves the overall perception of some thing or situation.
adjective
- Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the complexion.
- External or superficial; pertaining only to the surface or appearance of something.
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Examples of "cosmetic" in Sentences
- The woman had a cosmetic surgery.
- The first was a cosmetic change to the console.
- In cosmetics, dodecanol is used as an emollient.
- The girl smatters about everything related to cosmetics.
- He represents triangulation resulting in cosmetic solutions.
- Stearyl heptanoate is added to cosmetics to act as an emollient.
- The use of mercury in cosmetics is illegal in the United States.
- It is valued as an odoriferous unguent and cosmetic by the Turks.
- In fact, even the term cosmetic dentists was virtually new to me.
- In cosmetics, panthenol is a humectant, emollient and moisturizer.
- The cosmetic changes is just for efficiency not for the core of the poll.
- Animal testing is the norm in the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries.
- She's an announcer on the Soap Channel, with a good voice, but bad taste in cosmetic surgery.
- The fellow works closely with physicians who specialize in cosmetic surgery and with additional oculoplastic surgeons.
- You know, irregulars, what they call cosmetic blemished items used to account for a real large percentage of what was sold at outlets.
- Suzanne Smith, (D-Hebron) wants the state government to regulate the use of weed and insect control products to limit what she calls cosmetic use.
- OASIS will initially focus on certifying ingredients used in cosmetic/personal care products but will likely branch out to include sustainable practices and packaging.
- Mohamed ElBaradei, a leading opposition figure, expressed support for continued protests and condemned what he called "cosmetic change" in government as an "insult to the revolution."
- Officially, the FDA has this to say about the phrase: A cosmetic is considered misbranded if its safety has not adequately been substantiated, and it does not bear the following conspicuous statement on the PDP:
- Interaction with different services at the Center for Human Appearance at both the University of Pennsylvania Medical Center and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia provides an opportunity for learning "cutting edge" techniques involving concepts in cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.
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