moisture (noun)
111quarry water — noun the moisture content of freshly quarried porous stone …
112dryness — noun /ˈdɹaɪ.nəs/ a) a lack of moisture b) the degree to which something is dry …
113retrogradation — noun a) Motion in a retrograde manner The major reason that bread stales is not moisture loss, but rather a process called retrogradation, in which the starch molecules in the bread crystallize. b) Decline, degradation …
114salineness — noun Salinity. The improved surfacing material, by virtue of the well known properties of salt incorporated therein, prevents the accumulation of ice or the solidification of moisture upon the pavement, the salineness of the sand in the… …
115mesoxerophyte — noun Any plant whose tolerance to moisture is intermediate between that of a mesophyte and a xerophyte …
116phosphoramidite — noun Any of a class of organic compounds formally derived from a phosphite by replacing a >P O R with a >P N<R group; used in the synthesis of nucleic acids etc The resultant phosphoramidite is stable and can be stored in the absence of… …
117aridity — noun A long term lack of rainfall or moisture …
118fliver — noun /ˈflɪvɚ/ until the last minute. Now the moisture in the tank was too much for the firing system. He had seated himself in the farmers old fliver, [and] ridden for some miles …
119dampness — noun a) Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness. The dampness in the writing paper caused the ink to spread and smudge. b) Degree to which something is damp or moist …
120edge venting — noun The practice of providing regularly spaced or continuously protected openings along a roof edge or perimeter, used as part of a ventilation system to dissipate heat and moisture vapor …
