placenta
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7.3
- noun
- /pləˈsɛntə/
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placenta
- The skincare cream contains extract from placenta, which is known for its anti-ageing properties.
- human placenta
Launch a new toothpaste brand where the active ingredient is blank placenta.
- Launch a new toothpaste brand where the active ingredient is blank placenta.
Examples
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That’s why there are a million billion products (I counted) dedicated to preserving youth, and people do crazy things like rub butterfly placenta on their faces and traipse around Florida looking for magic fountains.
Blog text (8) -
OK, So then you have to think about, OK, how could I use young cells like from placenta to help with that?
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It's five percent lamb placenta; it really builds up the keratin in your hair and makes it fuller.
Fiction book (1995) -
We we assume that you put this placenta on your face as some sort of like rejuvenating youthful instead of moisturizer.
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It's all-natural organic quinoa flax lotion with kelp and octopus placenta.
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She applied a placenta face mask to rejuvenate her skin before the event.
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Products containing placenta are becoming popular for their claimed regenerative effects in skincare.
Compounds
- Specialized
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7.1
A pregnancy condition where the placenta sits low and can cause heavy bleeding, often needing a C-section
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A sea shellfish with a large thin, flat clear shell called the windowpane oyster
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Thin clear sheets made from the windowpane oyster shell for decoration
Surface Forms
Etymology
Placenta used in cosmetics means an extract from the animal organ called a placenta, and the word comes from Latin meaning 'flat cake' and shares the root with plate meaning 'flat'. So, the product name tells you the ingredient came from that organ.