humectant

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humectant

/hjuːˈmɛktənt/

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From Latin ūmectāns, present participle of ūmectō (“to moisten”), from ūmectus (“moist”), from ūmeō (“to be moist”).

noun humectants

Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist. […] that you have induced a horrid phlegmatic condition with will soon require a liberal and generous humectant to keep the very membranes of your very entrails from desquamating, chipping off and blocking up all the pipes of your body.

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noun substance that promotes the retention of water

Español	humectante
中文	保濕劑 /保湿剂 bǎoshījì
Português	humectante
Deutsch	Feuchthaltemittel
Ελληνικά	υγραντικό ygrantikó
Русский	увлажни́тель uvlažnítelʹ

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@misc{humectant_2026,
  title = {humectant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/humectant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}