antiperspirant

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noun

A substance used to minimize perspiration (sweating), and usually applied to the underarm area.

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Meanings

nounantiperspirant (countable and uncountable, plural antiperspirants)

plural antiperspirants · alternative anti-perspirant

  1. countableuncountableA substance used to minimize perspiration (sweating), and usually applied to the underarm area.

Origin

From anti- + perspirant.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 止汗劑 /止汗剂, 止汗藥 /止汗药
  • 止汗劑 /止汗剂 (zhǐhànjì)substance used to minimize sweating
  • 止汗藥 /止汗药 (zhǐhànyào)substance used to minimize sweating
Danish antiperspirant
  • antiperspirantsubstance used to minimize sweating
Estonian higistamisvastane vahend, higistusvastane vahend
  • higistamisvastane vahendsubstance used to minimize sweating
  • higistusvastane vahendsubstance used to minimize sweating
  • antiperspirantsubstance used to minimize sweating
Finnish antiperspirantti
  • antiperspiranttisubstance used to minimize sweating
French antisudorifique
  • antisudorifiquesubstance used to minimize sweating
German Antitranspirant
  • Antitranspirantsubstance used to minimize sweating
Greek αντιιδρωτικό
  • αντιιδρωτικό (antiidrotikó)substance used to minimize sweating
Hungarian izzadtsággátló, izzadásgátló
  • izzadtsággátlósubstance used to minimize sweating
  • izzadásgátlósubstance used to minimize sweating
Lithuanian antiperspirantas
  • antiperspirantassubstance used to minimize sweating
Polish antyperspirant
  • antyperspirantsubstance used to minimize sweating
Portuguese antitranspirante
  • antitranspirantesubstance used to minimize sweating
Romanian antiperspirant
  • antiperspirantsubstance used to minimize sweating
Spanish antitranspirante
  • antitranspirantesubstance used to minimize sweating
Swahili dawa ya kikwapa
  • dawa ya kikwapasubstance used to minimize sweating
Cite this entry
APA

antiperspirant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperspirant

MLA

“antiperspirant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperspirant. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “antiperspirant,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/antiperspirant.

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