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Humid

Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth; consisting of water or vapor. Evening cloud, or humid bow. (Milton)

Origin: L. Humidus, umidus, fr. Humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, gr, Skr. Uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. Vokr moist, and perh. To E. Ox: cf. F. Humide.


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by canalon
Sun Mar 09, 2008 11:26 pm
 
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by Jammerz
Sun Oct 14, 2007 5:22 am
 
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I think I got bitten by a Green Mosquito!

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Tue Aug 28, 2007 5:38 pm
 
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...or differences in the ability to detect and navigate towards the humid area. You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make him drink :).

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by mith
Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:03 am
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: A2 biology coursework
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