moisture (noun)
21field moisture capacity — noun : field capacity …
22normal moisture capacity — noun : field capacity …
23soil-moisture tension — noun : the force per unit area required to remove film water from soil …
24dry — /draɪ / (say druy) adjective (drier, driest) 1. free from moisture; not moist; not wet. 2. not in or under the waters of the sea, rivers, etc.: the dry land. 3. having little or no rain: a dry climate; a dry season. 4. characterised by absence,… …
25humectant — [hjʊ mɛkt(ə)nt] adjective retaining or preserving moisture. noun a substance, especially a skin lotion or a food additive, used to reduce the loss of moisture. Origin C19: from L. humectant , humectare moisten …
26drain — /dreɪn / (say drayn) verb (t) 1. to draw off gradually, as a liquid; remove by degrees, as by filtration. 2. to draw off or take away completely. 3. to withdraw liquid gradually from; make empty or dry by drawing off liquid. 4. to deprive of… …
27soak — /soʊk / (say sohk) verb (i) 1. to lie in and become saturated or permeated with water or some other liquid. 2. to pass (in, through, out, etc.), as a liquid, through pores or interstices. 3. to be thoroughly wet. 4. to become known slowly: the… …
28drink — verb (past drank; past participle drunk) 1》 take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow. ↘consume alcohol. ↘(drink up) consume the rest of a drink. 2》 (drink something in) watch or listen eagerly to something. 3》 absorb (moisture). noun 1》 …
29humectant — /hjuˈmɛktənt/ (say hyooh mektuhnt) adjective 1. attracting or retaining moisture. –noun 2. a moistening agent. {Latin (h)ūmectāre to moisten} …
30wet rot — noun 1. : a soft rot in which the decayed tissues are markedly watery 2. : decay of timber by fungi that attack wood having high moisture content * * * wet rot noun A form of decay in timber caused by certain fungi which develop in wood that is… …
