English noun: perspiration |
1. | perspiration (body) salty fluid secreted by sweat glands |
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| Samples | Sweat poured off his brow.
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| Synonyms | sudor, sweat |
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| Broader (hypernym) | secretion |
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| Substance holonym | H2O, water |
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2. | perspiration (process) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid |
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| Samples | Perspiration is a homeostatic process.
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| Synonyms | diaphoresis, hidrosis, sudation, sweating |
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| Broader (hypernym) | activity, bodily function, bodily process, body process |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis |
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