Humectant

/hjuːˈmɛktənt/

Synonyms for "humectant" (17 found)

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Closest matches (4)

Noun(3 words)
glycerolhygroscopic agenthygroscopic ingredient

Strong matches (5)

Noun(4 words)
moistenermoisture preserving substancemoisture regulatormoisture retaining agent

Related words (8)

Noun(5 words)
moisture retaining ingredientmoisturizersmoisturizing agentwater binding agentwater binding ingredient

Related word relations

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More general

6 entries
additivechemical additivechemical substancecosmetic ingredientfood additivesubstance

More specific

6 entries
butylene glycolglyceringlycerolpropylene glycolsorbitolxylitol

Collocations

6 entries
cosmetic grade humectantfood grade humectanthumectant efficacyhumectant performancemoisture retentionwater activity

Inflections

1 entries

Derivations

1 entries

Sample sentences

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Tatoeba + Wiktionary

[…] that you have induced a horrid phlegmatic condition with will soon require a liberal and generous humectant to keep the very membranes of your very entrails from desquamating, chipping off and blocking up all the pipes of your body.

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The humectant is preferably added at this stage, subsequent to centrifuging, because it increases the viscosity of the slurry. The centrifuged material with the combined humectant is then dried to remove all or most of the water.

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Sorbitol is an excellent humectant and is used to extend the shelf life of many baked goods and fillings.

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