moistureborne

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adjective

Carried or transmitted by moisture.

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Meanings

adjectivemoistureborne (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerareCarried or transmitted by moisture.

    It is a patch of sensory cells within the main nasal chamber that detects heavy moistureborne odour particles.

    2011, John P. Rafferty, editor, Reptiles and Amphibians, page 35
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    To reduce the chances of transmitting moistureborne disease organisms from one plant to another, you should wait until the dew is gone to enter your flower garden.

    1990, Greg Williams, The Garden that Cares for Itself, page 80

    There is almost no limit to the number of fungi (that includes molds and yeasts) and airborne or moistureborne bacteria that can inhabit an aging room.

    2012 September 19, Gianaclis Caldwell, Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking: The Ultimate Guide for Home-Scale and Market Producers, page 217

Origin

From moisture + -borne.

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APA

moistureborne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moistureborne

MLA

“moistureborne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moistureborne. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “moistureborne,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/moistureborne.

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