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mois·ture

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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

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moisture
mid-14c., from O.Fr. moisteur, from moiste (see moist).
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