water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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The exhaust fan in your bathroom works the same way the one over your stovetop removes steam, water vapor, and odors during cooking.
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
The device uses high-voltage electricity to ionize a mixture of helium, air, and water vapor.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Its eruption sent enough salty water vapor into the stratosphere to fill around 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools along with volcanic ash.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The simulated collision matched a roughly 17-kilometer-wide impactor slamming into Mercury at speeds of up to 30 kilometers per second, generating a dense, temporary atmosphere rich in water vapor around the planet, the team reports in the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
The device uses high-voltage electricity to ionize a mixture of helium, air, and water vapor.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 2 June 2026
Its eruption sent enough salty water vapor into the stratosphere to fill around 58,000 Olympic-size swimming pools along with volcanic ash.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
The simulated collision matched a roughly 17-kilometer-wide impactor slamming into Mercury at speeds of up to 30 kilometers per second, generating a dense, temporary atmosphere rich in water vapor around the planet, the team reports in the new study.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 28 May 2026
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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