nail polish remover

noun

A solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

Meanings

nounnail polish remover (countable and uncountable, plural nail polish removers)

plural nail polish removers · alternative nail-polish remover · alternative rare nail-polish-remover

  1. countableuncountableA solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

    Synonyms: polish remover

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA solvent used to remove nail polish, usually mostly acetone.

Translations

Afrikaans naellakverwyderaar
  • naellakverwyderaarsolvent used to remove nail polish
Catalan dissolvent
  • dissolventsolvent used to remove nail polish
Chinese Mandarin 去甲油
  • 去甲油 (qùjiǎyóu)solvent used to remove nail polish
Dutch nagellakverwijderaar, aceton
  • nagellakverwijderaarsolvent used to remove nail polish
  • acetonsolvent used to remove nail polish
Finnish kynsilakanpoistoaine
  • kynsilakanpoistoainesolvent used to remove nail polish
French dissolvant
  • dissolvantsolvent used to remove nail polish
German Nagellackentferner
  • Nagellackentfernersolvent used to remove nail polish
Hungarian körömlakklemosó
  • körömlakklemosósolvent used to remove nail polish
Italian solvente, acetone
  • solventesolvent used to remove nail polish
  • acetonesolvent used to remove nail polish
Japanese ポリッシュリムーバー
  • ポリッシュリムーバー (porisshurimūbā)solvent used to remove nail polish
Polish zmywacz do paznokci
  • zmywacz do paznokcisolvent used to remove nail polish
Portuguese removedor de esmalte
  • removedor de esmaltesolvent used to remove nail polish
Russian жи́дкость для сня́тия ла́ка, ацето́н
  • жи́дкость для сня́тия ла́ка (žídkostʹ dlja snjátija láka)solvent used to remove nail polish
  • ацето́н (acetón)solvent used to remove nail polish
Spanish quitaesmalte
  • quitaesmaltesolvent used to remove nail polish
Swedish nagellackborttagningsmedel, nagellackborttagare
  • nagellackborttagningsmedelsolvent used to remove nail polish
  • nagellackborttagaresolvent used to remove nail polish
Turkish aseton
  • asetonsolvent used to remove nail polish
Cite this entry
APA

nail polish remover. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20polish%20remover

MLA

“nail polish remover.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20polish%20remover. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nail polish remover,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nail%20polish%20remover.

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