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moisture

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mois·ture  (moischr)
n.
1. Diffuse wetness that can be felt as vapor in the atmosphere or condensed liquid on the surfaces of objects; dampness.
2. The state or quality of being damp.

[Middle English, from Old French, from moiste, moist; see moist.]

moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃə]
n
(Chemistry) water or other liquid diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
moistureless  adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moisturemoisture - wetness caused by water; "drops of wet gleamed on the window"
wetness - the condition of containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water); "he confirmed the wetness of the swimming trunks"

moisture
noun damp, water, liquid, sweat, humidity, dew, perspiration, dampness, wetness, dankness, wateriness When the soil is dry, more moisture is lost from the plant.
Translations
moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] N (= dampness) → humedad f; (on glass, mirror) → vaho m

moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃər] n
(in soil, air)humidité f
(on glass)buée f

moisture
nFeuchtigkeit f; drops of moisture (= water)Wassertropfen pl; (= sweat)Schweißtropfen pl

moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] n (gen) → umidità f inv; (on glass) → vapore m condensato
moisture [ˈmɔɪstʃəʳ] n (gen) → umidità f inv; (on glass) → vapore m condensato

moisture نداوة vlhkost fugt Feuchtigkeit υγρασία hidratado kosteus humidité vlaga umidità 湿気 습기 vocht fuktighet zawilgocenie humidade, umidade влажность fukt ความชื้น nem hơi nước 潮湿


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On the gray moisture of the grass were marks where the cows had lain through the night--dark-green islands of dry herbage the size of their carcasses, in the general sea of dew.
But as the rain came down in a flood, the little fellow was hopelessly a prisoner, and now stood with sullen aspect at a window, wondering whether the sun itself were not extinguished by so much moisture in the sky.
Within the tiny stems of this dry-seeming plant is sufficient moisture for the needs of the huge bodies of the mighty thoats, which can exist for months without water, and for days without even the slight moisture which the ochre moss contains.
 
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