water vapor
noun
: water in a vaporous form especially when below boiling temperature and diffused (as in the atmosphere)
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As wind blew air through a mesh coated with catalysts to extract nitrogen and hydrogen from water vapor, the device produced enough ammonia with a sufficiently high concentration for use as a hydroponic fertilizer – all without the need for additional electricity or radiation.
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
Humidity is defined as the concentration of water vapor present in the air.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of concentrated water vapor that carry immense amounts of moisture from tropical regions to higher latitudes.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Warmer air and ocean temperatures add more water vapor to the atmosphere, which storms can ingest and wring out over land.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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New Atlas, 16 Dec. 2024
Humidity is defined as the concentration of water vapor present in the air.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 13 Dec. 2024
Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of concentrated water vapor that carry immense amounts of moisture from tropical regions to higher latitudes.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
Warmer air and ocean temperatures add more water vapor to the atmosphere, which storms can ingest and wring out over land.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Water vapor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/water%20vapor. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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