Moisture
Meaning
Water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapour, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
Pronunciation
UK ˈmɔɪstʃə(r)
US ˈmɔɪstʃər
Example Sentences
- Snowstorms organize and develop by feeding on sources of atmospheric moisture and cold air.
- Major snow-prone areas include the polar regions, the northernmost half of the Northern Hemisphere and mountainous regions worldwide with sufficient moisture and cold temperatures.
- The term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally.
- This occurs from either added moisture in the air, or falling ambient air temperature.
- At 100% relative humidity, the air cannot hold additional moisture, thus, the air will become supersaturated if additional moisture is added.
- Crowding the pan is the usual culprit, because escaping moisture has nowhere to go and your steak quietly steams instead of searing.
- Crowd that pan, however, and the vegetables steam in their own moisture, emerging pale, limp, and faintly disappointing.
Learn Moisture in Context
Seven Kitchen Habits That Quietly Ruin Your CookingMost disappointing dinners are not the fault of the recipe; They are the fault of small habits that nobody ever corrected. Seven of them do the bulk of the damage, and each one is easier to unlearn th...Read story 
Why Restaurant Vegetables Taste Better Than YoursThat plate of charred broccoli you ordered last week cost eleven dollars, and you have quietly resented your own kitchen ever since. The gap is real, but it has almost nothing to do with talent. Resta...Read story
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