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US
/ˌpɝspɝˈeɪʃən/
]
[ UK /pəspəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /pəspəɹˈeɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
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salty fluid secreted by sweat glands
sweat poured off his brow -
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
perspiration is a homeostatic process
How To Use perspiration In A Sentence
- Smaller than this Common Burnet is the Salad Burnet, _Poterium sanguisorba, quod sanguineos fluxus sistat_, a useful [431] styptic, which is also cordial, and promotes perspiration. Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
- During fever a large quantity of fluid is lost in perspiration.
- The stewardess came down the aisle, a big-breasted young woman exuding a strong odour of perspiration.
- Tim's long-sleeved Lycra biking shirt hugged his chest, making him acutely aware of the thin layer of perspiration covering his body. THE KILL CLAUSE
- Let us see if these statements are true, if laxation, urination or perspiration produced by poisonous drugs are identical in character and in effect with the elimination produced by natural living and natural methods of treatment through healing crises. Nature Cure
- He mopped perspiration from his forehead.
- Her tears began to intermingle with the steam and perspiration; her hair hung in a tangled mop of sweat on her brow. INSIDERS
- The workers are black with dirt and perspiration that the four fans on the ceiling do not dry.
- Constantine shimmied until beads of perspiration gathered on his shiny forehead.
- Brooker, a stout and flabby man, with pouches under biliously tinged eyes, bowed and broke into a violent perspiration, not wholly due to the shiny black frock-coat suit of broadcloth donned for the occasion. The Dop Doctor