 perspiration |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (biology) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands | |
| Synonyms: | sweat water hidrosis sudor diaphoresis | |
| Examples: | "sweat poured off his brow" |
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| Related terms: | secretion water sweat | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (biology) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | |
| Synonyms: | hidrosis sudation sweating diaphoresis | |
| Examples: | "perspiration is a homeostatic process" |
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| Related terms: | bodily_process hyperhidrosis sweat | |
| Similar spelling: |
perseveration perspirer perspiring perspicuous perspicuity perspective perspicacity perseverate |
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