About The Word Hygroscopic
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Hygroscopic
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What's The Definition Of Hygroscopic?
[adj] absorbing moisture (as from the air)
Synonyms | Synonyms for Hygroscopic: absorbent | absorptive Related Terms | Find terms related to Hygroscopic: See Also | Hygroscopic In Webster's Dictionary \Hy`gro*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not
readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection
by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film
of hygroscopic moisture.
2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the
atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of
moisture, as glass, etc.
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