Associations to the word «Humectant» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Food
Additive
Moisture
Water
Ingredient
Cigarette
Tobacco
Substance
Skin
Agent
Product
Increase
Keep
Hair
Function
Use
Control
Example

Adjective

Used
Moist
Binding
Skin
Added

Verb

Retain
Attract
Contain
Improve

Wiktionary

HUMECTANT, noun. Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist

Dictionary definition

HUMECTANT, noun. Any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.

William Butler Yeats