moisture (noun)
41fiber saturation point — noun : the point in drying wood at which all free moisture has been removed from the cell itself while the cell wall remains saturated with absorbed moisture …
42freezer burn — noun : light colored spots developed in frozen foods (as poultry and meat) as a result of surface evaporation and drying when improperly or inadequately wrapped or packaged * * * light colored spots that appear on frozen food, caused by loss of… …
43postclimax — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: post + climax : a relatively stable ecological community requiring a greater amount of available moisture than that generally available to a climax and occurring typically where locally abundant soil moisture compensates… …
44quarry water — noun : the moisture content of freshly quarried stone especially if porous * * * quarry water, the moisture contained in newly quarried stone …
45weep hole — noun : a hole in a retaining wall, canal paving, or other structure to drain off accumulated water which might otherwise induce inordinate pressure back of or under the structure * * * Building Trades. a hole in a sill, retaining wall, or the… …
46dew point — noun the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins • Hypernyms: ↑temperature, ↑saturation point * * * noun : the temperature at which a vapor begins to condense used especially of water vapor in the …
47peat moss — noun any of various pale or ashy mosses of the genus Sphagnum whose decomposed remains form peat • Syn: ↑sphagnum, ↑sphagnum moss, ↑bog moss • Hypernyms: ↑moss • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sphagnum * * * …
48dry farming — noun Date: 1878 farming on nonirrigated land with little rainfall that relies on moisture conserving tillage and drought resistant crops • dry farm transitive verb • dry farm noun • dry farmer noun …
49air plant — noun plant that derives moisture and nutrients from the air and rain; usually grows on another plant but not parasitic on it • Syn: ↑epiphyte, ↑aerophyte, ↑epiphytic plant • Derivationally related forms: ↑epiphytic (for: ↑epiphyte) …
50Croton bug — noun small light brown cockroach brought to United States from Europe; a common household pest • Syn: ↑German cockroach, ↑crotonbug, ↑water bug, ↑Blattella germanica • Hypernyms: ↑cockroach, ↑roach …
