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Webster 1913 Edition
Perspiration
Perˊspi-ra′tion
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
perspiration
.] 1.
The act or process of perspiring.
2.
That which is excreted through the skin; sweat.
☞ A man of average weight throws off through the skin during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas. Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent, and the excretion is then termed insensible perspiration.
Webster 1828 Edition
Perspiration
PERSPIRA'TION
,Noun.
1.
The act of perspiring; excretion by the cuticular pores; evacuation of the fluids of the body through the pores of the skin.2.
Matter perspired.