water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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From cracks near its south pole, the moon blasts towering geysers of water vapor, ice and organic molecules into space, which are tantalizing hints of a hidden ocean that could, in theory, be habitable.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The dew point is the temperature at which water vapor condenses into liquid and generally runs in the low 50s for the region this time of year, according to the weather service.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
For centuries people have collected it from the fog rolling in from oceans or over mountains using vegetation, containers or mesh nets to catch water vapor and condense it.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The only waste product is water vapor.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 12 Sep. 2025
The dew point is the temperature at which water vapor condenses into liquid and generally runs in the low 50s for the region this time of year, according to the weather service.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
For centuries people have collected it from the fog rolling in from oceans or over mountains using vegetation, containers or mesh nets to catch water vapor and condense it.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
The only waste product is water vapor.
—Michael Taylor, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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