depilation

n. removal of excess body hair

Hair removal describes any method of removing hair, especially from the human body.Depilation affects the part of the hair above the surface of the skin. The most common form of depilation is shaving. Another popular option is the use of chemical depilatories, which work by breaking the disulfide bonds that link the protein chains that give hair its strength, making the hair disintegrate.Epilation removal of the entire hair, including the part below the skin and is therefore longer-lasting. Some individuals may use waxing, sugaring, epilation devices, lasers, threading, intense pulsed light or electrology. Hair is also sometimes removed by plucking with tweezers.
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Depilation /dep·i·la·tion/ epilation; removal of hair by the roots. dep·i·la·tion n. See epilation. depilation removal of hair by the roots. [more]Depilation - Community and Resources

Noun
1. the condition of being void of hair
(synonym) hairlessness
(hypernym) condition, status
(hyponym) baldness, phalacrosis
2. the act of removing hair (as from an animal skin)
(synonym) epilation
(hypernym) cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
(hyponym) shave, shaving
(derivation) epilate, depilate

n. depilation, removal of excess body hair