Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Readily absorbing moisture, as from the atmosphere.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the hygroscope; perceptible or capable of being detected only by the hygroscope.
- Having the property of absorbing moisture from the atmosphere, as hygroscopic tissue, or of becoming coated with a film of moisture.
- In botany, sensitive to moisture; caused by moisture; moving when moistened and then dried, as the elaters of Equisetum or the peristome of mosses.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope.
- adjective Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective physics, chemistry Readily taking up and
retaining water , especially from theatmosphere .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective absorbing moisture (as from the air)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The maximum limit of this water around a soil particle is known as the hygroscopic coefficient.
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The water retained by this force is called hygroscopic water and it consists of the water held within 0.0002 millimeters of the surface of soil particles.
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It is best to put them into wide-mouthed bottles with glass stoppers, as they are all hygroscopic, that is, sensitive to moisture.
Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration Louis Dechmann
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This is known as hygroscopic moisture, or "water of condition".
The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student Franklin Beech
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Both of these materials possess the disadvantage of being hygroscopic, that is, of readily absorbing moisture.
Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. George Patterson 1910
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Moreover, hydrogen chloride is hygroscopic, that is a compound that absorbs the moisture from the air.
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AN as an explosive component has one major drawback, it is very hygroscopic, meaning that it will attract and absorb moisture from the air desensitising or destroying the explosive.
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Furthermore, erythritol is non-hygroscopic, meaning it does not attract moisture, which can lead to products, particularly baked goods, drying out if another hygroscopic ingredient is not used in the formulation.
Find Me A Cure 2008
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The bonus with JLS in baking is that it stays hygroscopic like sugar - no dried out muffins or cake!
Archive 2009-04-01 Sarah 2009
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The bonus with JLS in baking is that it stays hygroscopic like sugar - no dried out muffins or cake!
Really That Old... Sarah 2009
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