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madefaction
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madefaction, n. [L. madefacere to make wet; madere to be wet + facere to make: cf. F. madéfaction.].
The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. Bacon. [1913 Webster]
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madefaction
Moisture
N moisture, moistness, humidity, humectation, madefaction, dew, serein, marsh, hygrometry, hygrometer, moist, damp, watery, madid, roric, undried, humid, sultry, wet, dank, luggy, dewy, roral, rorid, roscid, juicy, wringing wet, soaking wet, wet through to the skin, saturated, swashy, soggy, dabbled, reeking, dripping, soaking, soft, sodden, sloppy, muddy, swampy, irriguous.
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