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humectation

humectation noun: moistening.

Noun

humectation (countable and uncountable, plural humectations)

  1. moistening.
    • The cure of such an effect must be performed by two means, that is, evacuation and cooling with humectation.1649, Ambrose Parey, Thomas Johnson (trans.), The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey, page 55, London: Richard Cotes and Willi Du-gard OCLC 13170477
    • That which is concreted by exsiccation or expression of humidity, will be resolved by humectification, as earth, dirt and clay.1658, Sir Thomas Brown, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, London: Edward Dod OCLC 216753971

humectation meaning in Tamil

humectation in Tamil

ஈரப்படுத்தல், ஈரமடதல், நனத்தல், நப்பேறல்

Examples of humectation in a sentence

  • Thereafter, humectation of soil was recorded in the autumn, following rains.2005, M. Ghrab, K. Gargouri, M. Ayadi, H. Bentaher, “Water saving in olive orchids: root-zone drying strategy”, in A. Bari, editor...
  • Emollients are useful in spa services because of their three main properties: occlusion, lubrication, and humectation.2009, Steve Capellini, The Complete Spa Book for Massage Therapists, Cengage Learning, →ISBN:
  • It tries to recover for a short time the humectation, osmolarity and lubrication of the ocular surface, although the etiologic causes persist.2011, Samuel Boyd, Angela Maria Gutierrez, James P. McCulley, Atlas and Text of Corneal Pathology and Surgery, Jaypee Brothers, →ISBN:

Forms of humectation

pluralhumectations

Origin of humectation

Latin humectatio: compare French humectation.

Questions about humectation

What does humectation mean?
Humectation means moistening.
What is humectation in Tamil?
Humectation in Tamil is ஈரப்படுத்தல், ஈரமடதல், நனத்தல். See Humectation meaning in Tamil.
How do you use humectation in a sentence?
Thereafter, humectation of soil was recorded in the autumn, following rains.
What part of speech is humectation?
Humectation is a noun.
What is the plural of humectation?
The plural of humectation is humectations.

Words near humectation in the dictionary

  1. humectants
  2. humectate
  3. humectated
  4. humectates
  5. humectating
  6. humectation
  7. humectations
  8. humected
  9. humecting
  10. humective
  11. humectives

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Adapted from Wiktionary: humectation (page history and authors); humectation (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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