Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

humidification

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: hu-mid-i-fi-ca-tion
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English humidification From humid + -ification.

Usage

Inflected Forms

humidifications (plural)

Antonyms

dehumidification

Rhymes With

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Questions

What does humidification mean?: The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
Where does humidification come from?: Etymology tree Latin ūmidus Latin hūmidusder. Old French humideder. English humid Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -ficātiō Old French -ificationbor. Middle English -ificacioun English -ification English humidification From humid + -ification.

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