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mois·ture
/
ˈmɔɪs
tʃər
/
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[
mois
-cher
]
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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
Related forms
mois·ture·less,
adjective
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moisture
(ˈmɔɪstʃə)
—
n
water or other liquid diffused as vapour or condensed on or in objects
'moistureless
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
moisture
mid-14c., from O.Fr. moisteur, from moiste (see
moist
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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.
Made from environmentally friendly fabrics, this wind breaker has a water repellant coating to help shed
moisture
.
If
moisture
is determined to be rain, not sweat, all traffic must immediately cease.
All of that work makes your body lose water through sweat-as well as
moisture
that is exhaled when you're breathing quickly.
The shiny surface, too, helps stop chafing and even heavy cotton jeans have
moisture
wicked-away quickly by the leather.
The
moisture
has been pressed out of it, so it stands up to grilling and sautéing.
Computers have done a decent job predicting temperature over the years, but have not done as well predicting
moisture
.
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