moisture

[ mois-cher ]

/ ˈmɔɪs tʃər /

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noun

condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.

a small quantity of liquid, especially water; enough liquid to moisten.

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Origin of moisture

1325–75; Middle English; see moist, -ure; compare Middle French moistour

OTHER WORDS FROM moisture

mois·ture·less, adjective

Words nearby moisture

Moissan, moist, moisten, moist gangrene, moist rale, moisture, moisturize, moisturizer, moist wart, moit, moither

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Example sentences from the Web for moisture

Unusually wet winters promote the growth of trees and other plants, followed by dry, hot summers that draw the moisture out of them.
Suppressing fires has failed. Here’s what California needs to do instead.|James Temple|September 17, 2020|MIT Technology Review
September and October typically mark the peak of California’s fire season, when plants have been sapped of moisture by the state’s dry summer.
California faces widespread power cuts after weeks of destructive wildfires|kdunn6|September 8, 2020|Fortune
Such patterns include the intermittent oceanic warming known as El Niño, the extent of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean and the amounts of moisture in soils across the continents.
Improved three-week weather forecasts could save lives from disaster|Alexandra Witze|August 27, 2020|Science News
It’s like a tornado, which dissipates under the wrong temperature and moisture conditions.
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The device now generated about five times more power than it had with the natural moisture.
Working up a sweat may one day power up a device|Carolyn Wilke|June 29, 2020|Science News For Students
The excessive snowfall was due to an abundance of moisture in the storm system.
Hercules, Schmercules. Here Are America’s 5 Worst Blizzards|Nina Strochlic|January 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On one hand, warmer air can hold more moisture than cool air can, so moisture content will increase with global temperatures.
Can You Blame Moore on Global Warming?|Josh Dzieza|May 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They protect the flesh from the heat, allowing the fish to steam in its own moisture.
Alice Waters’ Favorite Vineyard|Sophie Menin|August 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
This plant will thrive best in a deep, rich soil, where there is plenty of moisture.
The Vegetable Garden|Anonymous
By keeping the surface broken and well pulverized the moisture rises sufficiently to insure a crop.
Our Italy|Charles Dudley Warner
The whole scene came back on him, and a moisture sprang to his eyes.
When Valmond Came to Pontiac, Complete|Gilbert Parker
The warmth and moisture of the mouth make these matters decompose quickly.
A Practical Physiology|Albert F. Blaisdell
They should therefore only be pressed sufficiently to allow the excess of moisture to be extracted.
Photographic Amusements, Ninth Edition|Walter E. Woodbury and Frank R. Fraprie

British Dictionary definitions for moisture

moisture

/ (ˈmɔɪstʃə) /

noun

water or other liquid diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects

Derived forms of moisture

moistureless, adjective

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