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Definition of Moistening
1. Noun. The act of making something slightly wet.
Specialized synonyms: Basting
Generic synonyms: Wetting
Derivative terms: Dampen, Moisten, Moisten
Definition of Moistening
1. Verb. (present participle of moisten) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Moistening
1. moisten [v] - See also: moisten
Lexicographical Neighbors of Moistening
Literary usage of Moistening
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions by National Association of Cotton Manufacturers, New England Cotton Manufacturers' Association, Institution of Public Health Engineers (Great Britain) (1890)
"Mr. PRESIDENT:—In accepting the assignment to speak upon the subject of air
moistening as applied to mills, I do not understand that I am expected to ..."
2. Chemical Technology; Or, Chemistry in Its Applications to the Arts and by Edmund Ronalds, Thomas Richardson, Henry Watts, Friedrich Ludwig Knapp (1865)
"For moistening the powder while under the action of the mill, a small watering
can, with a very fine rose, is commonly employed ; but the moistening thus ..."
3. Cyaniding Gold and Silver Ores: A Practical Treatise on the Cyanide Process by Henry Forbes Julian, Edgar Smart (1904)
"The average extraction for twelve months on 10 dwts. ore has been 68 per cent.
from the direct cyaniding of this material. moistening Dry Crushed Ore. ..."
4. A Dictionary of Applied Chemistry by Thomas Edward Thorpe (1921)
"Pine wood may be dyed red by moistening with hydrochloric acid, and treating with
the vapour of pyrrole. When mixtures of pyridine (1 mol. ..."
5. The Natural Laws of Husbandry by Justus Liebig, John Blyth (1863)
"... its effect on the cultivation of corn — Moist guano loses ammonia — moistening
guano with water acidulated with sulphuric acid; effect — Inactivity of ..."
6. International Library of Technology: A Series of Textbooks for Persons by International Textbook Company (1906)
"... moistening AIR 40. It is very necessary that air which is to be breathed should
contain a proper amount of moisture. If the air in a room is too dry, ..."
7. The Land of Fetish by Alfred Burdon Ellis (1883)
"Old Calabar—Duke Town—Capital Punishments—moistening the Ancestral Clay—A Surgeon's
Liabilities—Man-eaters—A Mongrel Consul—Curious Judgments. ..."
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