moisturizer

English

Alternative forms

• moisturiser (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

English moisture

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English moisturize

English -er

English moisturizer

From moisturize + -er.

Pronunciation

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Noun

moisturizer (countable and uncountable, plural moisturizers)

1. Something that causes moisture or a condition of wetness; something that makes things moist.

   The oil acts as a moisturizer to the wood.

2. Moisturising cream, emollient.

Translations

that which causes moisture

• Azerbaijani: nəmləndirici
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 保濕霜 / 保湿霜 (bǎoshīshuāng), 保濕劑 / 保湿剂 (bǎoshījì)

• Finnish: kosteuttaja, kosteusvoide (fi)
• Georgian: დამატენიანებელი (damaṭenianebeli), დამნამავი (damnamavi), სატენიანებელი (saṭenianebeli)
• German: Befeuchtungsmittel n, Feuchtigkeitsspender m
• Portuguese: hidratante (pt) m
• Romanian: cremă hidratantă f
• Russian: увлажнитель (ru) (uvlažnitelʹ)
• Spanish: humidificador (es) m

moisturising cream — see moisturising cream