moisturization
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
moisturize + -ation or moisture + -ization
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun edit
moisturization (usually uncountable, plural moisturizations)
- The act or process of moisturizing.
- 2009 October 1, Hilary Howard, “New Ways to Moisturize for Less”, in New York Times[1]:
- Mr. Hammer agreed that stearic acid in a body wash should be “helpful for moisturization and lipid replacement.”