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volumizer, n.
Brit. |ˈvɒljʊmʌɪzə|, U.S. |ˈvɑljəˌmaɪzər|
Forms: 19– volumiser, 19– volumizer
[‹ volumize v. + -er suffix1. With sense 2 compare later volumize v. 2b.]
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.
1937Los 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. 1998Boxing 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. 2003Modesto (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.
1984Ladies' Home Jrnl. Nov. 146/4 An instant volumizer: Mist hair lightly with hair spray. Use fingers to ‘scrunch and lift’ at roots. 1994Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 19/2 Volumisers—hair drier attachments designed to add body to limp and straight hair—are also in vogue. 2005Allure (Nexis) July 43 Pita spritzed volumizer at the roots and parted hair down the middle. |