Definition of
perspiration has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands

Synonyms

sweat water hidrosis sudor diaphoresis

Examples

"sweat poured off his brow"

Used in print

(Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)

And listening to such a conversation one morning while taking a cup of chocolate in a cafe , Rousseau found himself bathed in perspiration , trembling lest his authorship become known , and at_the_same_time dreaming of the startling effect he would make if he should proclaim himself suddenly as the composer .

Related terms

secretion water sweat

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[ 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"

Related terms

bodily_process hyperhidrosis sweat

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Rhymes with

aspiration respiration expiration desperation exasperation inspiration recuperation corporation cooperation corp evaporation operation incorporation preparation corp. separation reparation restoration usurpation transportation exacerbation exploration laceration dissertation incarceration conservation reiteration corroboration moderation adoration collaboration elaboration reverberation aberration federation alteration consideration reconsideration deliberation liberation confederation maturation refrigeration saturation exaggeration altercation declaration perturbation flirtation regeneration perforation transformation information misinformation remuneration enumeration reservation reformation hibernation exoneration dissipation discoloration preservation deceleration anticipation bifurcation observation acceleration decoration nonproliferation masturbation generation exhilaration degeneration agglomeration affirmation emancipation commemoration coloration configuration confirmation inauguration admiration participation consternation conversation conglomeration amelioration proliferation toleration figuration disinformation reaffirmation alliteration gradation vacation apparition insurrection deterioration incineration preoccupation adaptation constipation contemplation occupation alternation station cessation implementation augmentation gestation regimentation representation documentation argumentation manifestation ration molestation expectation misrepresentation temptation affectation orientation ostentation ornamentation trepidation resuscitation recitation decapitation citation cetacean precipitation excitation solicitation sedation oxidation palpitation correction resurrection inspection introspection circumspection direction association depreciation initiation substantiation differentiation appropriation pronunciation renunciation denunciation glaciation dissociation misappropriation narration negotiation sensation expropriation appreciation annexation indentation incrustation infestation infatuation devastation fluctuation castration retardation instrumentation crustacean deportation frustration graduation prostration administration protestation importation registration exhortation reforestation ministration situation sequestration punctuation demonstration deforestation illustration orchestration desolation summation desiccation cancellation assassination fascination insulation consummation impersonation appalachian intoxication

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

perseveration perspirer perspiring perspicuous perspicuity perspective perspicacity perseverate

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