water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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By steadily adding water vapor back into the air, humidifiers can help restore balance.
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The team found that molecules such as silicon monoxide, water vapor, and aluminum monoxide appear exactly where clumpy dust clouds were seen in the VLT data.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
On average, an atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River, with particularly strong atmospheric rivers capable of moving up to 15 times more.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Humidity tells how much water vapor is in the air, and the more water vapor and moisture there is, the higher the humidity level.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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Daryl Austin, USA Today, 13 Dec. 2025
The team found that molecules such as silicon monoxide, water vapor, and aluminum monoxide appear exactly where clumpy dust clouds were seen in the VLT data.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 11 Dec. 2025
On average, an atmospheric river carries an amount of water vapor roughly equivalent to the average flow of water at the mouth of the Mississippi River, with particularly strong atmospheric rivers capable of moving up to 15 times more.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Humidity tells how much water vapor is in the air, and the more water vapor and moisture there is, the higher the humidity level.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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