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Webster 1913 Edition
Humectant
Hu-mec′tant
,Adj.
[L.
humectans
, p. pr.] Diluent.
– Noun.
A diluent drink or medicine.
[Obs.]
Definition 2024
humectant
humectant
English
Noun
humectant (plural humectants)
- Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
- 1973, Ronald W. James, Desiccants and humectants, page 285:
- 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.
Translations
substance that promotes the retention of water
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