moiste
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Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French moiste, of unknown origin.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
moiste (plural and weak singular moiste, comparative moister, superlative moistest)
Usage notes[edit]
This term is used as a technical term in alchemy and medicine.
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: moist
References[edit]
- “moist(e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-26.
Noun[edit]
moiste (uncountable)
References[edit]
- “moist(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
moiste
- Alternative form of moisten
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a cross between Vulgar Latin *mucidus (from Latin mūcidus) and forms of *mustum; cf. *mustidus.
Adjective[edit]
moiste m (oblique and nominative feminine singular moiste)
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Etymology and history of “moite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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