perspiration (noun)
61sweat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. perspire; run, exude, secrete, ooze, drip; bead, dew, wet; informal, drudge, overwork; suffer, extract; force out; exploit. n. perspiration, sudor, exudation; informal, exertion, toil, sweat of one s… …
62sweat — I. verb (sweat or sweated; sweating) Etymology: Middle English sweten, from Old English swǣtan, from swāt sweat; akin to Old High German sweiz sweat, Latin sudare to sweat, Greek hidrōs sweat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1 …
63sweat|band — «SWEHT BAND», noun. 1. a band of leather or cloth on the inside of a hat or cap, protecting it from perspiration. 2. a band worn around the head to absorb perspiration from the forehead: »The sweatband, which keeps spectacles and goggles clear,… …
64perspiring — 1. adjective Of a person or animal that is producing perspiration; sweating 2. noun The act of producing perspiration Syn: sweating …
65diaphoretic — 1. adjective /daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/ Generating sweat or perspiration. 2. noun /daɪəfəˈɹɛtɪk/ A product or agent which induces or promotes perspiration. See Also: diaphoresis …
66excretion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of discharging Nouns 1. excretion, discharge, elimination, exhalation, exudation, extrusion, ejaculation, effusion, egestion, extravasation, evacuation, dejection, defecation, urination, micturition; …
67hidrosis — /həˈdroʊsəs/ (say huh drohsuhs) noun Pathology 1. excessive perspiration due to drugs, disease. 2. any of certain diseases characterised by sweating. {New Latin, special use of Greek hidrōsis perspiration} –hidrotic /həˈdrɒtɪk/ (say huh drotik),… …
68sweat — [c]/swɛt / (say swet) verb (sweat or sweated, sweating) –verb (i) 1. to excrete watery fluid through the pores of the skin, as from heat, exertion, etc.; perspire, especially freely or profusely. 2. to exude moisture, as green plants piled in a… …
69ad|i|aph|o|re|sis — «AD ee AF uh REE sihs», noun. reduction or absence of perspiration. ╂[< a 4 without + Greek diaphórēsis perspiration < diaphoreîn carry through < dia through + phoreîn carry] …
70ad|i|aph|o|ret|ic — «AD ee AF uh REHT ihk», adjective, noun. –adj. capable of reducing or preventing perspiration. –n. any agent or drug that reduces or prevents perspiration …
