Cosmetic additive Crossword Clue

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Cosmetic additive Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. succulent plants having rosettes of leaves usually with fiber like hemp and spikes of showy flowers; found chiefly in Africa

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

ADDITIVE (adjective)
1. designating or involving an equation whose terms are of the first degree
2. characterized or produced by addition
ADDITIVE (noun)
1. something added to enhance food or gasoline or paint or medicine
COSMETIC (adjective)
1. serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose
2. serving an aesthetic purpose in beautifying the body
COSMETIC (noun)
1. a toiletry designed to beautify the body

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