Betekenis van:
translucency
translucency
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- transparantie, doorzichtigheid, helderheid
- the quality of allowing light to pass diffusely
Synoniemen
Hyperoniemen
Voorbeeldzinnen
- Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics.
- OPACIFYING Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics. ORAL CARE
- the expression ‘absorbent, reflecting or non-reflecting layer’ means a microscopically thin coating of metal or of a chemical compound (for example, metal oxide) which absorbs, for example, infra-red light or improves the reflecting qualities of the glass while still allowing it to retain a degree of transparency or translucency; or which prevents light from being reflected on the surface of the glass.
- HAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENING Modifies the chemical structure of the hair, allowing it to be set in the style required. HUMECTANT Holds and retains moisture. HYDROTROPE Enhances the solubility of substance which is only slightly soluble in water. KERATOLYTIC Helps eliminate the dead cells of the stratum corneum. MASKING Reduces or inhibits the basic odour or taste of the product. MOISTURISING Increases the water content of the skin and helps keep it soft and smooth. NAIL CONDITIONING Improves the cosmetic characteristics of the nail. OPACIFYING Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics. ORAL CARE Provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting. OXIDISING
- FOAM BOOSTING Improves the quality of the foam produced by a system by increasing one or more of the following properties: volume, texture and/or stability. GEL FORMING Gives the consistency of a gel (a semi-solid preparation with some elasticity) to a liquid preparation. HAIR CONDITIONING Leaves the hair easy to comb, supple, soft and shiny and/or imparts volume, lightness, gloss, etc. HAIR DYEING Colours hair. HAIR FIXING Permits physical control of hairstyle. HAIR WAVING OR STRAIGHTENING Modifies the chemical structure of the hair, allowing it to be set in the style required. HUMECTANT Holds and retains moisture. HYDROTROPE Enhances the solubility of substance which is only slightly soluble in water. KERATOLYTIC Helps eliminate the dead cells of the stratum corneum. MASKING Reduces or inhibits the basic odour or taste of the product. MOISTURISING Increases the water content of the skin and helps keep it soft and smooth. NAIL CONDITIONING Improves the cosmetic characteristics of the nail. OPACIFYING Reduces transparency or translucency of cosmetics. ORAL CARE Provides cosmetic effects to the oral cavity, e.g. cleansing, deodorising, protecting. OXIDISING Changes the chemical nature of another substance by adding oxygen or removing hydrogen. PEARLESCENT Imparts a nacreous appearance to cosmetics. PLASTICISER Softens and makes supple another substance that otherwise could not be easily deformed, spread or worked out. PRESERVATIVE Inhibits primarily the development of micro-organisms in cosmetics.