noun
the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid
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perspiration is a homeostatic process
• Syn: ↑perspiration, ↑diaphoresis, ↑sudation, ↑hidrosis
• Derivationally related forms: ↑hidrotic (for: ↑hidrosis), ↑sudate (for: ↑sudation), ↑diaphoretic (for: ↑diaphoresis), ↑sweat, ↑perspire (for: ↑perspiration)
• Hypernyms: ↑bodily process, ↑body process, ↑bodily function, ↑activity
• Hyponyms: ↑hyperhidrosis, ↑hyperidrosis, ↑polyhidrosis
Useful english dictionary. 2012.