perspirable
- a word derived from perspire.
Example Sentences
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We may from hence understand, that the increase of this secretion of perspirable matter by artificial means, must be followed by debility and emaciation.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Whence the secretion of perspirable matter is not decreased, but its appearance on the skin is prevented by its more facile absorption.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
As the skin becomes cooler, the evaporation of the perspirable matter becomes less, as well as the absorption of it.
From Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Secondly, the skin of the fetus is covered with a whitish crust or pellicle, which would seem to preclude any idea of the liquor amnii being produced by any exsudation of perspirable matter.
From Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life by Darwin, Erasmus
Diaphoretics are medicines that promote or cause perspirable discharge by the skin.
From Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 by Burroughs, Barkham
