moist environment

collocation in English

meaningsofmoistandenvironment

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moist
adjective
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/mɔɪst/us
/mɔɪst/
slightly wet, especially in a ...
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environment
noun
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/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/us
/ɪnˈvaɪ.rən.mənt/
the air, water, and land in or on which people, animals, and ...
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(Definition ofmoistandenvironmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Dressings that aid healing should be comfortable, absorb excess exudate and maintain amoistenvironment.
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However, as a result of draining, water saturated ditches develop, which due to the warm,moistenvironment, end up emitting a large amount of methane.
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Initially difficult to locate on satellites, the wave axis tracked through amoistenvironmentand developed an area of scattered thunderstorms.
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The tree is also a host to a variety of mosses and lichens which particularly flourish in the humidmoistenvironmentof streamside trees.
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The agency noted the potential for further strengthening into a hurricane, citing the warm waters,moistenvironment, and low shear.
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The eggs are hardy and can remain viable (i.e., infectious) in amoistenvironmentfor up to three weeks.
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Thismoistenvironmentis essential for the terrestrial locomotion of the slug to function.
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The waterfall creates amoistenvironmentwhere ferns, mosses, and liverworts thrive.
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In amoistenvironment, plutonium forms hydrides on its surface, which are pyrophoric and may ignite in air at room temperature.
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Bread will stale even in amoistenvironment, and stales most rapidly at temperatures just above freezing.
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They need amoistenvironmentwith either a temporary or permanent body of water, and thrive best in a muddy environment.
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The foreskin maintains the mucosa in amoistenvironment.
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It also needs access to full sun and be kept in a relatively warm andmoistenvironment.
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This is due to the tight flap that the ear creates over the canal, allowing amoistenvironment.
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Despite their aquatic ancestry, many invertebrates, particularly those with no exoskeleton, need amoistenvironmentto keep themselves from drying out.
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It requires amoistenvironmentthough, so trees planted in arid areas need frequent watering (especially while still small).
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In themoistenvironmentof the cell, this leads to a chemical reaction wherein the myrosinase converts the glucoraphanin to an isothiocyanate, sulforaphane.
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Although the glaciers themselves did not extend into the area, this climatic change resulted in a very cool,moistenvironmentthat was forest-unfriendly.
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Amoistenvironmenthelps the growth of most germs.
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It thrives in a bright,moistenvironment, such as beside a pond.
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