umectatio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

ūmectātĭo (hūmec-), ōnis, f. [umecto],

a moistening , watering , moisture : oris nauseabilis, Cael. Aur. Tard. 3, 2, 18: inimica (agri), Cassiod. Var. 10, 26.— Absol. , Isid. 4, 7, 4; 20, 2, 16.