| | | adjective | 1. Retaining or preserving moisture. |
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| noun | 1. A substance, especially a skin lotion or a food additive, used to reduce the loss of moisture. |
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 |  | | "I need to buy a new daily humectant for my dry skin." |
| | | "Wyatt's tangled hair requires a conditioner with more humectant ingredients." |
| | | "Cocoa butter is the main humectant in this lotion, but it makes it smell good, too." |
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 | | Latin, early 19th century |
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 | | This word stems from the Latin "humectant-," meaning "moistening," from "humēre," which means "to be moist." As a noun, "humectant" refers to a substance that reduces loss of moisture... | | Continue Reading |
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