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moistures

moistures is the plural of moisture.

Meaning of moisture

Noun

moisture (usually uncountable, plural moistures)

  1. (usually) That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.
    • drops / beads of moisture
  2. (usually) The state of being moist.
    • […] all Exclusion of Open Aire, (which is euer Predatory) maintaineth the Body in his first Freshnesse, and Moisture:1631, Francis [Bacon], “IV. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], 3rd edition, London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee...
  3. (usually) Skin moisture noted as dry, moist, clammy, or diaphoretic as part of the skin signs assessment.

Questions about moistures

What is moistures the plural of?
Moistures is the plural of moisture.

Words near moistures in the dictionary

  1. moisturemeters
  2. moistureproof
  3. moistureproofed
  4. moistureproofing
  5. moistureproofs
  6. moistures
  7. moisturisation
  8. moisturise
  9. moisturised
  10. moisturiser
  11. moisturisers

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