moisture

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  1. noun Diffuse wetness that can be felt as vapor in the atmosphere or condensed liquid on the surfaces of objects; dampness.
  2. noun The state or quality of being damp.

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  • The eyes have the lustrous brightness and moisture which is seen in life, and around them are those pale, red, and slightly livid circles, also proper to nature. —  Leonardo da Vinci
  • Felix has said that solar radiation cycles, underground volcanoes and changes in the Atlantic currents have brought about a 17\% increase in the atmospheric moisture - and that this increase in atmospheric moisture is the necessary forerunner of an ice age - which in turn brings about global cooling. —  Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com
  • By trapping in moisture, which is what commonly happens when you wear synthetic panties, the ideal breeding ground for bacteria is created and this causes unpleasant fishy smells to develop —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • "This moisture is the main fuel for hurricanes and tropical storms." —  Freezerbox Magazine
  • The process repeats itself as the moisture is recycled in stages, moving towards the continent's heart (see diagram).
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  1. Middle English, from Old French, from moiste, moist; see moist.

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  1. from Middle English moysture, mosture, from Old French moisteur, moistour, French moiteur, moistness, from moiste, moist: see moist.
  2. from moisture, n.
 

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