| 单词 | humectant |
| 释义 | humectant[ hyoo-mek-tuhnt or, often, yoo- ] / hyuˈmɛk tənt or, often, yu- / nouna substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol. adjectivemoistening; diluting. of or relating to a humectant or humectants. Origin of humectant1650–60; <Latin hūmectant- (stem of (h)ūmectāns), present participle of (h)ūmectāre to moisten, equivalent to (h)ūmect(us) moist, damp (see humid) + -ant--ant Words nearby humectanthumbug, humbuggery, humdinger, humdrum, Hume, humectant, Hume, David, humeral, humeral veil, humeroradial, humeroscapular Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for humectant
British Dictionary definitions for humectanthumectant / (hjuːˈmɛktənt) / adjectiveproducing moisture nouna substance added to another substance to keep it moist Word Origin for humectantC17: from Latin ūmectāre to wet, from ūmēre to be moist, from ūmor moisture; see humour Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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