Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In botany, the character of being hygroscopic; the property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture, and expanding or shrinking accordingly.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or discharging moisture according to circumstances.
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- noun uncountable The state of being
hygroscopic . - noun countable The degree to which a substance is hygroscopic.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Such a hydrogen peroxide-water mixture would be a perfect adaptation mechanism for Martian organisms, because it would also convey antifreeze properties-down to - 56°C-and hygroscopicity, which is the ability to attract water molecules directly from the atmosphere, like honey or sugar does.
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM kloc@seedmediagroup.com 2010
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Such a hydrogen peroxide-water mixture would be a perfect adaptation mechanism for Martian organisms, because it would also convey antifreeze properties-down to - 56°C-and hygroscopicity, which is the ability to attract water molecules directly from the atmosphere, like honey or sugar does.
SEEDMAGAZINE.COM 2010
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However, the numerically estimated ratio of dry and wet deposition fluxes is highly model-dependent, as a result of different parameterizations of the deposition processes, assumed hygroscopicity, and particle size distribution.
Global dust budget 2007
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· Without considering the many exceptions, the main properties of timber are: relative low density compared with other standard building materials; high strength: weight ratio with the highest tensile and compressive strengths displayed parallel to the grain; elasticity; low thermal conductivity; growth irregularities; tendency to absorb and release moisture (hygroscopicity); combustibility; renewability.
Chapter 4 1988
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Exposure in dry air to a temperature of 300 degrees Fahrenheit for a short time reduces but does not destroy the hygroscopicity, and with it the tendency to shrink and swell.
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It does not keep for more than from ten to fifteen days, owing to the hygroscopicity of the iron compound.
Photographic Reproduction Processes Peter C. Duchochois
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Immersion, and still more boiling and steaming, reduce the hygroscopicity of wood and therefore also the troublesome
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Neither hygroscopicity, _i. e._, the capacity of taking up water, nor shrinkage of wood can be overcome by drying at temperatures below 200 degrees Fahrenheit.
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This moisture which goes into the cell walls hygroscopic moisture, and the property which the wood substance has of taking on hygroscopic moisture is termed hygroscopicity.
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The exact effect which roasting with sugars has upon the flavor is not well understood; but it is known that it causes the beans to absorb more moisture, due to the hygroscopicity of the caramel formed.
All About Coffee 1909
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