water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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Overnight, officials were primarily concerned with high levels of volcanic gas such as water vapor, carbon dioxide and sulfur dioxide that can have far-reaching effects downwind.
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
These release water vapors into the air, helping thin mucus and reduce nasal swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Hotter temperatures also evaporate more water vapor from lakes, oceans and vegetation.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The likes of oxygen and water vapor are the most obvious of such biosignatures, but others include ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, dimethyl sulphide and phosphine, to name a few.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 27 May 2025
These release water vapors into the air, helping thin mucus and reduce nasal swelling.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 11 Apr. 2025
Hotter temperatures also evaporate more water vapor from lakes, oceans and vegetation.
—Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 7 Apr. 2025
The likes of oxygen and water vapor are the most obvious of such biosignatures, but others include ozone, methane, nitrous oxide, dimethyl sulphide and phosphine, to name a few.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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