humectant

humectant
humectant, ante
(u-mè-ktan, ktan-t') adj.
Terme de médecine. Qui augmente la liquidité du sang et humecte nos organes. Aliments humectants. Tisanes humectantes.
   S. m. pl. Des humectants.
   XVIe s.
   Bouillons et coulis humectans, PARÉ VII, 10.

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