Definition of moisture

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Moisture (n.) A moderate degree of wetness.

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Exsiccator :: Exsiccator (n.) An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or concentrated sulphuric acid..
Suffer :: Suffer (v. t.) To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience; as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage..
Climate :: Climate (v. i.) The condition of a place in relation to various phenomena of the atmosphere, as temperature, moisture, etc., especially as they affect animal or vegetable life..
Humor :: Humor (n.) Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the eye, etc..
Hygrostatics :: Hygrostatics (n.) The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture.
Hygroscopic :: Hygroscopic (a.) Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc..
Transpire :: Transpire (v. t.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
Bedrench :: Bedrench (v. t.) To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak.
Deliquescent :: Deliquescent (a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts..
Mulch :: Mulch (n.) Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to preserve moisture..
Gold :: Gold (v. t.) A metallic element, constituting the most precious metal used as a common commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat, moisture, and most corrosive agents, and therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry. Symbol Au (Aurum). Atomic weight 196.7..
Overmoisture :: Overmoisture (n.) Excess of moisture.
Exudation :: Exudation (n.) The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors, moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also, the substance exuded..
Exsiccate :: Exsiccate (v. t.) To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up.
Moistless :: Moistless (a.) Without moisture; dry.
Hygrometrical :: Hygrometrical (a.) Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric substances, like potash..
Dissoluble :: Dissoluble (a.) Capable of being dissolved; having its parts separable by heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid.
Drying :: Drying (a.) Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind or day; a drying room..
Wateriness :: Wateriness (n.) The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
Dry :: Dry (v. i.) To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture, or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries, or dries up..
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