dampness
21Damp (structural) — For other uses, see Damp (disambiguation). Detail showing some of the causes of damp penetration Structural dampness refers to the presence of unwanted moisture in the structure of a building, either the result of intrusion from outside or… …
22Chinese herbology — For non Chinese traditions of herbology, see herbalism. Chinese Herbology (simplified Chinese: 中药学; traditional Chinese: 中藥學; pinyin: zhōngyào xué) is the theory of Traditional Chinese herbal therapy, which accounts for the majority of treatments …
23Traditional Chinese medicine — Alternative medical systems Traditional Chinese medicin …
24moisture — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Dampness Nouns 1. moisture, moistness, humidity, dampness, wet[ness], dankness, clamminess; hygrometry. See water. 2. dew, fog, mist. See cloudiness, vapor. 3. wetlands, marsh[land], swamp[land],… …
25Damp proofing — A damp proofing barrier Damp proofing in construction is a type of waterproofing applied to building foundation walls to prevent moisture from passing through the walls into interior spaces. A damp proof course (often abbreviated to DPC) is a… …
26damp — dampish, adj. dampishly, adv. dampishness, n. damply, adv. dampness, n. /damp/, adj., damper, dampest, n., v. adj. 1. slightly wet; moist: damp weather; a damp towel …
27Indo-China — • The most easterly of the three great peninsulas of Southern Asia, is bounded on the north by the mountains of Assam, the Plateau of Yun nan, and the mountains of Kwang si; on the east by the province of Kwang si (Canton), the Gulf of Tong king …
28μυδήσει — μύδησις dampness fem nom/voc/acc dual (attic epic) μυδήσεϊ , μύδησις dampness fem dat sg (epic) μύδησις dampness fem dat sg (attic ionic) μυδάω to be damp aor subj act 3rd sg (attic epic ionic) μυδάω to be damp fut ind mid 2nd sg (attic ionic)… …
29u̯egʷ- : ū̆gʷ-, ukʷs- — u̯egʷ : ū̆gʷ , ukʷs English meaning: wet; to irrigate; ox (?) Deutsche Übersetzung: “feucht; netzen” Material: Gk. ὑγρός “humid, wet, fluid”; Lat. ūvidus “humid, wet, damp” (out of it ūdus, whereof ūlīgo “die natũrliche dampness… …
30damp — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, black damp, from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German, vapor; akin to Old High German damph vapor Date: 14th century 1. a noxious gas compare black damp, firedamp 2. moisture: a. humidity, dampness b. archaic fog,… …
