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| The mass of water lost per unit with dry mass when the material is dried at 103°C (217F) for eight hours or more. The minimum moisture content requried for biological activity is 12-15 %; it generally becomes a limiting factor below 45 or 50% expressed as percentage, moisture is waterweight / wetweight. |