moisturizing

[mois-chuh-rahyz]

mois·tur·ize

[mois-chuh-rahyz] verb, mois·tur·ized, mois·tur·iz·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to add or restore moisture to (something): to moisturize one's skin with lotion; to moisturize air.
verb (used without object)
2.
to make something moist; counteract a dry condition with moisture: a skin cream that moisturizes while you sleep.

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Moisturizing is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
Also, especially British, mois·tur·ise.


Origin:
1940–45; moisture + -ize

de·mois·tur·ize, verb (used with object), de·mois·tur·ized, de·mois·tur·iz·ing.
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