moist

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Moist environments such as gut mucus, wound fluids, or the urinary tract provide surfaces where bacteria could spread through swashing, even when their flagella are not functioning effectively.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2026

Moist and fatty dark meat on this bird.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2023

"Moist incubation" is a new fermenting technique, developed by Prof Chetschik and her team, in which cocoa beans are dried, then a lactic acid solution containing ethanol is applied.

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2022

What we do know is this: Moist air over warm ocean water is hurricane fuel.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2019

Moist soft flakes are falling out of it, piling up on roofs and branches, sliding off now and then to hit with a wet cottony thunk.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood