| Subject | English | German |
| IT, transp. | dampness indicator | Trockenpatrone |
| IT, transp. | dampness indicator | Feuchtigkeitsanzeiger |
| construct. | penetration of dampness | Durchfeuchtung |
| chem. | residual dampness | Restfeuchte |
| construct. | rising dampness by capillary action | Feuchte (kapillar aufsteigend) |
| gen. | rising dampness | Feuchte (by capillary action, kapillar aufsteigend) |