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hu⋅mec⋅tant

  [hyoo-mek-tuhnt or, often, yoo-]
–noun
1. a substance that absorbs or helps another substance retain moisture, as glycerol.
–adjective
2. moistening; diluting.
3. of or pertaining to a humectant or humectants.
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Origin:
1650–60; < L hūmectant- (s. of (h)ūmectāns), prp. of (h)ūmectāre to moisten, equiv. to (h)ūmect(us) moist, damp (see humid ) + -ant- -ant
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hu·mec·tant   (hyōō-měk'tənt)   
n.  A substance that promotes retention of moisture.
adj.  Promoting retention of moisture.

[From Latin hūmectāns, hūmectānt-, present participle of hūmectāre, to moisten, from hūmectus, moist, from hūmēre, to be moist.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1hu·mec·tant
Pronunciation: hyü-'mek-t&nt
Function: adjective
: promoting the retention of moisture<humectant properties> <humectant materials>

Main Entry: 2humectant
Function: noun
: a substance (as glycerol or sorbitol) that promotes retention of moisture
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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