Definition of moisture

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Moisture (n.) That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.

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Holdfast :: Holdfast (n.) A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is attached to its support, and differing from a root in that it is not specially absorbent of moisture..
Desiccate :: Desiccate (v. t.) To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit..
Eremacausis :: Eremacausis (n.) A gradual oxidation from exposure to air and moisture, as in the decay of old trees or of dead animals..
Wither :: Wither (v. t.) To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal moisture..
Hydrotropism :: Hydrotropism (n.) A tendency towards moisture.
Soaky :: Soaky (a.) Full of moisture; wet; soppy.
Dew :: Dew (n.) Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon their surfaces, particularly at night..
Exhale :: Exhale (v. t.) To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sum exhales the moisture of the earth..
Wateriness :: Wateriness (n.) The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.
Transpire :: Transpire (v. t.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.
Squeeze :: Squeeze (v. t.) To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice, moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers; to squeeze the hand in friendship..
Damp :: Damp (n.) Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.
Deliquescent :: Deliquescent (a.) Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming liquid; as, deliquescent salts..
Swimming :: Swimming (a.) Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes..
Condition :: Condition (n.) To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of moisture it contains)..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay or grain in a mow or stack..
Sweat :: Sweat (v. i.) To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin; to perspire.
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..
Westness :: Westness (n.) The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as, the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth..
Dry :: Dry (superl.) Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said especially: (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist..
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