Etymology

humectation

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Today it means: A moistening; the act of making something moist or of something becoming moist. Full definition →

Latin humectātiō
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromhumectātiō
  2. Latin · borrowed fromhumectātiō
  3. English todayhumectation

Borrowed from Latin humectātiō.

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