hair root

n.

The part of a hair that is embedded in a hair follicle.

Words nearby hair root

harmful, harmless, harmolodics, harmonia, harmonic, hair root, harmonic conjugates, harmonic distortion, harmonic interval, harmonic law, harmonic mean

Example sentences from the Web for hair root

  • This feature is rather intensified by the deepness of the hair-root.

    Animal Proteins |Hugh Garner Bennett

  • For Mwres there was no shaving to do: a skilful operator had long ago removed every hair-root from his face.

    Tales of Space and Time |Herbert George Wells