perspiratory

English

Etymology

perspirate +‎ -ory

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹətəɹi
  • Rhymes: -aɪɹətɔːɹi

Adjective

perspiratory (comparative more perspiratory, superlative most perspiratory)

  1. (dated) Of or pertaining to perspiration.
    • 1859, John Call Dalton, A Treatise on Human Physiology:
      The perspiratory glands of the skin are scattered everywhere throughout the integument, being most abundant on the anterior portions of the body.
    • 1885, Ada Sarah Ballin, The Science of Dress in Theory and Practice:
      The true skin is highly sensitive, being supplied with countless nerve-fibres and endings. It is also highly vascular, being supplied by those innumerable tiny blood-vessels called capillaries, though they are far finer than any hair, of which I spoke just now. It contains the perspiratory or sweat-glands, the sebaceous or oil-glands, and the roots of the hair, which are fed by the latter.
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