STRAIGHTENER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does straightener mean? 

• STRAIGHTENER (noun)
  The noun STRAIGHTENER has 1 sense:

1. a device for straightening

  Familiarity information: STRAIGHTENER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• STRAIGHTENER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A device for straightening

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Context example:

a hair straightener

Hypernyms ("straightener" is a kind of...):

device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose)

Derivation:

straighten (make straight)

 Context examples 

While the association between straightener use and breast cancer was similar in African American and white women, straightener use was much more common among African American women.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Dr. White and colleagues found that women who used hair straighteners at least every five to eight weeks were about 30% more likely to develop breast cancer.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

An intriguing finding was the association between the use of chemical hair straighteners and breast cancer.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Co-author Dale Sandler, Ph.D., chief of the NIEHS Epidemiology Branch, cautioned that although there is some prior evidence to support the association with chemical straighteners, these results need to be replicated in other studies.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health found that women who use permanent hair dye and chemical hair straighteners have a higher risk of developing breast cancer than women who don’t use these products.

(Permanent hair dye and straighteners may increase breast cancer risk, National Institutes of Health)