water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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The researchers found that this could provide a tenuous atmosphere of water vapor that could persist for up to 200 million years.
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 June 2025
This might be partially explained by the underwater volcano near Tonga that erupted in 2022 and threw a plume of water vapor into the atmosphere.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Overnight, officials were primarily concerned with high levels of volcanic gas such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide that can have far-reaching effects downwind.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
These release water vapors into the air, helping thin mucus and reduce nasal swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
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Paul Sutter, Space.com, 3 June 2025
This might be partially explained by the underwater volcano near Tonga that erupted in 2022 and threw a plume of water vapor into the atmosphere.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
Overnight, officials were primarily concerned with high levels of volcanic gas such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide that can have far-reaching effects downwind.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
These release water vapors into the air, helping thin mucus and reduce nasal swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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