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moisturization

moisturization noun: the act or process of moisturizing.

Noun

moisturization (usually uncountable, plural moisturizations)

  1. (usually) The act or process of moisturizing.
    • Mr. Hammer agreed that stearic acid in a body wash should be “helpful for moisturization and lipid replacement.”2009 October 1, Hilary Howard, “New Ways to Moisturize for Less”, in New York Times

Forms of moisturization

pluralmoisturizations
alternative formmoisturisation

Origin of moisturization

From moisturize + -ation or moisture + -ization.

Words that rhyme with moisturization

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Questions about moisturization

What does moisturization mean?
Moisturization means the act or process of moisturizing.
What part of speech is moisturization?
Moisturization is a noun.
What is the plural of moisturization?
The plural of moisturization is moisturizations.

Words near moisturization in the dictionary

  1. moisturisers
  2. moisturises
  3. moisturising
  4. moisturising cream
  5. moisturising creams
  6. moisturization
  7. moisturizations
  8. moisturize
  9. moisturized
  10. moisturizer
  11. moisturizers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: moisturization (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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