mois·ture

[mois-cher]
noun
1.
condensed or diffused liquid, especially water: moisture in the air.
2.
a small quantity of liquid, especially water; enough liquid to moisten.

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

mois·ture·less, adjective
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moisture (ˈmɔɪstʃə) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
water or other liquid diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
 
'moistureless
 
adj

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Word Origin & History

moisture
mid-14c., from O.Fr. moisteur, from moiste (see moist).
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Example sentences
It is good for evaporating liquid which also includes the moisture in the wax.
Sweat, moisture, humidity and other variables in how cash is stored and
  transferred can affect contamination.
They require little water, perhaps because they obtain much of their moisture
  from their food.
The warmer the oceans become, the more moisture there will be in the atmosphere.
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