nail-polish remover

plural nail-polish removers

1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of nail polish remover.

   Nail-polish removers are mildly irritating to the skin, but minimum precautions ameliorate this problem.

   2000, P.G. Engasser, J.S. Taylor, Howard I. Maibach, “Cosmetologists”, in Lasse Kanerva, P. Elsner, Jan E. Wahlberg, Howard I. Maibach, editors, Handbook of Occupational Dermatology, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, →ISBN, page 893

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   When nail polish gets clumpy • Add a few drops of rubbing alcohol to thin it out. • Or, a few drops of nail-polish remover.

   1990, Mary Ellen Pinkham, Pearl Higginbotham, Mary Ellen’s Greatest Hints, Fawcett Crest, →ISBN, page 34

   All major brands of nail-polish remover now have an acetone-free variety, which is easy to find at major drugstores.

   2005, Debra Lynn Dadd, Home Safe Home: Protecting Yourself and Your Family from Everyday Toxics and Harmful Household Products, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, →ISBN, page 182