sweating

sweating
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

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