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| Water | the clear colorless liquid, odorless and tasteless when pure, that occurs as rain, snow, and ice, forms rivers, lakes, and seas, and is essential for life; naturally occurring water picks up color and taste from substances in its environment |
| Wen | A sebaceous cyst, usually found on the scalp |
| Whitehead | A closed comedone |
| Witch Hazel | A liquid extraction from the leaves or bark of this plant mixed with water and alcohol, used externally as a liniment for inflammations and bruises and as an astringent. |
| Wood’s Lamp | An ultraviolet lamp with a nickel oxide filter that only allows light with a maximal wavelength of about 3660 Å to be emitted; it is used to detect hairs that are infected with Microsporum fungi |
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