cosmeceuticaln.adj.

Brit.

/ˌkɒzməˈs(j)uːtᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌkɑzməˈsudəkəl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cosmetic n., pharmaceutical n.

Etymology: < cosme- (in cosmetic n.) + -ceutical (in pharmaceutical n.).

A. n.

A cosmetic that has or is claimed to have healing or curative properties.

ΚΠ

1985 Soap, Cosmetics, Chem. Specialties Oct. 32/3 Dr. Grove also delivered a warning to cosmetic formulators who are creating ‘cosmeceuticals’, cosmetic products which contain actives.

1994 Healthwatch Mag. Summer 33 More and more Canadians are incorporating anti-aging ‘cosmeceuticals’..into their skin-care regimes.

2001 Vogue (U.S. ed.) Apr. 256/2 And how many dog-care companies have ventured into the Homo erectus world of the cosmeceutical?

B. adj. (attributive).

Of, relating to, or of the nature of cosmeceuticals or their use.

ΚΠ

1988 Drug Topics 16 May 84/1 A war against the signs of growing older is being waged by ‘cosmeceutical’ manufacturers.

1998 Independent 16 Apr. (Fast Track section) 7/2 (caption) The latest ‘cosmeceutical’ products..claim to put science at the forefront of skincare.

2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Nov. ix. 10 (advt.) Physician-strength cosmeceutical skin care products.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	cosmeceutical
释义	cosmeceuticaln.adj. Brit. /ˌkɒzməˈs(j)uːtᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌkɑzməˈsudəkəl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: cosmetic n., pharmaceutical n. Etymology: < cosme- (in cosmetic n.) + -ceutical (in pharmaceutical n.). A. n. A cosmetic that has or is claimed to have healing or curative properties. ΚΠ 1985 Soap, Cosmetics, Chem. Specialties Oct. 32/3 Dr. Grove also delivered a warning to cosmetic formulators who are creating ‘cosmeceuticals’, cosmetic products which contain actives. 1994 Healthwatch Mag. Summer 33 More and more Canadians are incorporating anti-aging ‘cosmeceuticals’..into their skin-care regimes. 2001 Vogue (U.S. ed.) Apr. 256/2 And how many dog-care companies have ventured into the Homo erectus world of the cosmeceutical? B. adj. (attributive). Of, relating to, or of the nature of cosmeceuticals or their use. ΚΠ 1988 Drug Topics 16 May 84/1 A war against the signs of growing older is being waged by ‘cosmeceutical’ manufacturers. 1998 Independent 16 Apr. (Fast Track section) 7/2 (caption) The latest ‘cosmeceutical’ products..claim to put science at the forefront of skincare. 2002 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 3 Nov. ix. 10 (advt.) Physician-strength cosmeceutical skin care products. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1985
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