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Webster 1913 Edition

Humectation

Huˊmec-ta′tion

,

Noun.

[L.

humectatio

: cf. F.

humectation

.]

A moistening.

[Obs.]

Bacon.

Webster 1828 Edition

Humectation

HUMECTA'TION

,

Noun.

The act of moistening, wetting or watering. [Little used.]