humectant

Etymology
, present participle of, from , from.

Noun

 * 1) Any substance that promotes the retention of water, especially one used to keep a food product moist.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 保濕劑
 * Danish:
 * Esperanto:
 * Finnish: kosteudensäilyttäjä, kosteudensitoja,
 * French:
 * Galician:
 * German: Feuchthaltemittel
 * Greek:
 * Icelandic: rakaefni, rakagjafi
 * Japanese:
 * Korean:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: humectante