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NALT Full

Preferred term

wood moisture

Type

Topic

Definition

The amount of water contained in the wood, usually expressed as a percentage of the weight of the ovendry wood.
Source: Forest Products Laboratory. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. Gen. Tech. Rep. FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory
Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

wood properties

Related concepts

In other languages

humedad de la madera

Spanish

URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/67402

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