| moist | 1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. "Moist eyes." 2. Fresh, or new. "Shoes full moist and new." "A draught of moist and corny ale." Origin: OE. Moiste, OF. Moiste, F. Moite, fr. L. Muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| moist gangrene | Ischemic necrosis of an extremity with bacterial infection, producing cellulitis adjacent to the necrotic areas. Synonym: moist gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moist rale | A bubbling rale caused by air mixing with a fluid exudate in the bronchial tubes or a cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moist tetter | wet tetter |
| moist wart | An obsolete term for condyloma acuminatum. Mosaic wart, plantar growth of numerous closely aggregated wart's forming a mosaic appearance, frequently caused by human papilloma virus type 2. (05 Mar 2000) |
| moisten | 1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. "A pipe a little moistened on the inside." (Bacon) 2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. "It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity." (Fuller) Origin: Moistened; Moistening. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| moisture content | (MC) The weight of the water contained in wood, usually expressed as a percentage of weight, either oven-dry or as received. (05 Dec 1998) |