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Definition of Humectant
1. Noun. Any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist.
Definition of Humectant
1. a. Diluent.
Definition of Humectant
1. Noun. any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Humectant
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Humectant
1. A diluent drink or medicine. Origin: L. Humectans, p.pr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Humectant
Literary usage of Humectant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences ...by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society by Henry Power, Leonard William Sedgwick, New Sydenham Society (1888)
"Some of these details were suggested by Marcet. Hume. An English chemist who in
1789 proposed the silver test for arsenic. humectant. ... F. humectant ; I. ..."
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