wet
(ɛt)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
laden with moisture or vapor, esp. water vapor:
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vaporization
Webster Dictionary
the act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor; specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a steam boiler
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dew
(dew)
Princeton's WordNet
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
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vapour pressure
(vapor pressure, vapour pressure)
Princeton's WordNet
the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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vapor pressure
(vapor pressure, vapour pressure)
Princeton's WordNet
the pressure exerted by a vapor; often understood to mean saturated vapor pressure (the vapor pressure of a vapor in contact with its liquid form)
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humid
(ˈhyu mɪd; often ˈyu-)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
containing a high amount of water or water vapor:
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cryophorus
Webster Dictionary
an instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass bulbs, connected by a tube of the same material, and containing only a quantity of water and its vapor, devoid of air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the other is cooled below 32¡ Fahr.
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steam
Webster Dictionary
the elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted when heated to the boiling points; water in the state of vapor
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hydrologic cycle
(ˈhaɪ drəˌleɪs, -ˌleɪz)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the natural sequence through which water passes into the atmosphere as water vapor, precipitates to earth, and returns to the atmosphere through evaporation.
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transpire
(transpire)
Princeton's WordNet
exude water vapor
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steam
(stim)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
water in the form of an invisible gas or vapor.
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transpiration
(transpiration)
Princeton's WordNet
the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
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fog
(fog)
Princeton's WordNet
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
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humid
(humid)
Princeton's WordNet
containing or characterized by a great deal of water vapor
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hygrometer
(ɪˈgrɒm ɪ tər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
any instrument for measuring the water-vapor content of the atmosphere.
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steam
(stim)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the mist formed when the gas or vapor from boiling water condenses in the air.
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rainfall
(rain, rainfall)
Princeton's WordNet
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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dew point
(dew point)
Princeton's WordNet
the temperature at which the water vapor in the air becomes saturated and condensation begins
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rain
(rain, rainfall)
Princeton's WordNet
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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vapor
Webster Dictionary
to send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a heated fluid
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steam point
(ˈsti mər)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the temperature at which water vapor condenses at a pressure of one atmosphere, represented by 212°F (100°C).
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hydrosphere
(hydrosphere)
Princeton's WordNet
the watery layer of the earth's surface; includes water vapor
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liebig condenser
(Liebig condenser)
Princeton's WordNet
a condenser: during distillation the vapor passes through a tube that is cooled by water
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rain
(ɪn)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops.
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transpiration
(transpiration)
Princeton's WordNet
the process of giving off or exhaling water vapor through the skin or mucous membranes
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devaporation
Webster Dictionary
the change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain
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stomate
(stoma, stomate, pore)
Princeton's WordNet
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
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pore
(stoma, stomate, pore)
Princeton's WordNet
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
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stoma
(stoma, stomate, pore)
Princeton's WordNet
a minute epidermal pore in a leaf or stem through which gases and water vapor can pass
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snow
(ʊ)
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
precipitation in the form of hexagonal crystals of ice, usu. grouped together as snowflakes, formed directly from water vapor freezing in air.
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