moisture (noun)
91mesophyte — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1896 a plant that grows under medium conditions of moisture • mesophytic adjective …
92Monterey Jack — noun Etymology: David Jack or Jacks died 1907 California landowner Date: 1940 a semisoft whole milk cheese with high moisture content …
93Neufchâtel — noun Etymology: French, from Neufchâtel, France Date: circa 1865 a soft unripened cheese similar to cream cheese but containing less fat and more moisture …
94polyethylene — noun Date: 1862 a polymer of ethylene; especially any of various partially crystalline lightweight thermoplastics (CH2CH2)x that are resistant to chemicals and moisture, have good insulating properties, and are used especially in packaging and… …
95soda lime — noun Date: 1862 a mixture of sodium hydroxide and slaked lime used especially to absorb moisture and gases …
96strigil — noun Etymology: Latin strigilis; akin to Latin stringere to touch lightly Date: 1581 an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture off the skin after bathing or exercising …
97stubble mulch — noun Date: 1942 a lightly tilled mulch of plant residue used to prevent erosion, conserve moisture, and add organic matter to the soil …
98vapor barrier — noun Date: circa 1941 a layer of material (as roofing paper or polyethylene film) used to retard or prevent the absorption of moisture into a construction (as a wall or floor) …
99wetland — noun Date: 1669 land or areas (as marshes or swamps) that are covered often intermittently with shallow water or have soil saturated with moisture usually used in plural …
100wringer — noun Date: 14th century one that wrings: as a. a machine or device for pressing out liquid or moisture < a clothes wringer > b. something that causes pain, hardship, or exertion < his illness put them through the wringer > …
