volumizern.
/ˈvɒljᵿmʌɪzə/, U.S. /ˈvɑljəˌmaɪzər/ 1. A process, device, or substance intended to increase the volume of something; (in later use) spec. a dietary supplement, usually based on creatine, intended to increase muscle cell volume.
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1937 Los Angeles Times 8 Dec. a9 (caption) Ruth Lang uses volumizer to prove that one pound of popcorn swells twenty-five times its size after popping.
1998 Boxing Monthly June 51 (advt.) As a cell volumiser, Creatine will force feed water into your muscles, creating harder, stronger & denser muscles without a puffy, bloated look.
2003 Modesto (Calif.) Bee (Nexis) 26 Oct. c1 It acts as a muscle volumizer, which contributes to the muscles being tight and inflexible.
2. A product or styling technique designed to give thickness or body to hair.
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1984 Ladies' Home Jrnl. Nov. 146/4 An instant volumizer: Mist hair lightly with hair spray. Use fingers to ‘scrunch and lift’ at roots.
1994 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 19/2 Volumisers—hair drier attachments designed to add body to limp and straight hair—are also in vogue.
2005 Allure (Nexis) July 43 Pita spritzed volumizer at the roots and parted hair down the middle.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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