Get to know Humectant better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like substance or matter.
Humectant meaning
Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
Using Humectant
- The main meaning on this page is: Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.
- Useful related words include: substance, matter.
Context around Humectant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 15.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Humectant
- In this selection, "humectant" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 15.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, natural and excellent stand out and add context to how "humectant" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a natural humectant that will and an excellent humectant and retains. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "humectant" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with humectant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Honey is a natural humectant that will moisturize and hydrate skin. (11 words)
Fructose is an excellent humectant and retains moisture for a long period of time even at low relative humidity (RH). (20 words)
Fructose is an excellent humectant and retains moisture for a long period of time even at low relative humidity (RH). (20 words)
Honey is a natural humectant that will moisturize and hydrate skin. (11 words)
Example sentences (2)
Honey is a natural humectant that will moisturize and hydrate skin.
Fructose is an excellent humectant and retains moisture for a long period of time even at low relative humidity (RH).