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单词 moistening
释义
moistening
present participle ofmoisten
moisten
verb[IorT]
uk
/ˈmɔɪ.sən/us
/ˈmɔɪ.sən/
to make somethingslightlywetor tobecomeslightlywet:
Moisten theclothbefore using it tocleanglass.
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(Definition ofmoisteningfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoistening

moistening

In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.

For those species in which the seed coat is permeable to salts,moisteningof the seeds with saline solutions can cause loss of germinability.
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All pre-treatments were performed in total darkness, but seeds were regularly exposed to green safe-light duringmoistening.
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It appeared that bymoisteningthe tip of the abdomen ejection of eggs was facilitated.
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All that is lost, when a man reads his speech and his only rhetorical gesture is themoisteningof his finger to turn the page.
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This energy comes from fronts, heating,moistening, or mesoscale convergence boundaries such as outflow and sea breeze boundaries, or orographic lift.
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The adaptive method is highly accurate and does not requiremoisteningor drying the canal.
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Reduce airborne dust and prevent scattering bymoisteningwith water.
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The printing was done by the intaglio method, which requiredmoisteningof the paper before printing.
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Many steam mops have one jet of dry steam (but may have as many as 15 jets),moisteninga microfibre pad placed underneath.
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There are a lot of different wicking systems employed inside of clearomizers to ensure goodmoisteningof the wick without flooding the coil.
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The colors can be restored bymoisteningthe surfaces with water.
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In colonial times sailors twisted tobacco into a roll and tied it tightly, oftenmoisteningthe leaves with rum, molasses, or spice solutions.
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This is achieved bymoisteningthe thumb and rubbing it from the edge to the center of the drumhead.
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At the side stand tables piled with more food pellets, and a flask formoisteningthe feed before giving it to the geese.
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In some cases it may be possible to make a dry wound suitable for larval therapy bymoisteningit with saline soaks, applied for 48 hours.
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