1) Absorbent 2) Absorbing moisture 3) Absorptive 4) French word used in English
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1) Absorbent 2) Absorptive
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Able to absorb moisture from air. For example, sodium hydroxide pellets are so hygroscopic that they dissolve in the water they absorb from the air.
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Any substance that tends to absorb water from the air is hygroscopic
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• (a.) 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. • (a.) Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as...
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Capacity to absorb water.
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(1) Possessing a marked ability to accelerate the condensation of water vapor; applied to condensation nuclei composed of salts that yield aqueous solutions of a very low equilibrium vapor pressure compared with that of pure water at the same temperature. (2) Pertaining to a substance whose physical characteristics are appreciably altered by effect...
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Pertaining to tissue or substance that is sensitive to water orwater vapor. ... Pertaining to a substance that accelerates the condensation of water vapor. ... Pertaining to water that iselectrostatically bound to the surface of dirt particles and is thereforeunavailable to plants. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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(hi″gro-skop´ik) readily absorbing moisture.
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Changes its moisture content to be in equilibrium with the atmosphere
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(1) Possessing a marked ability to accelerate the condensation of water vapor; applied to condensation nuclei composed of salts that yield aqueous solutions of a very low equilibrium vapor pressure compared with that of pure water at the same temperature. (2) Pertaining to a substance whose physical characteristics are appreciably altered by effect...
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Capable of absorbing water from the air.
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Describing a mineral that intakes and retains water from the atmosphere, and forms part of its structure. Hygroscopic minerals should be kept away from humid areas and water, and should preferably be kept in rice or silica gel which absorb moisture, since water can destroy such minerals.
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Having a marked ability to accelerate the condensation of water vapour.
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Hy`gro·scop'ic adjective [ Confer French
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...
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Capable of absorbing moisture from atmosphere.
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Substances that have the ability to absorb water and therefore accelerate the condensation process.
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Attracting, absorbing and retaining atmospheric moisture.
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Absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
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readily taking up and retaining moisture; taken up and retained under some conditions of humidity and temperature
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Readily absorbing, becoming coated with, and retaining moisture, but not enough to make a liquid.
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hygroscopic 1. Capable of absorbing, or sensitive to, water from moist air. 2. Relating to a compound that easily absorbs moisture from the atmosphere.
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Able to absorb moisture from air. For example, sodium hydroxide pellets are so hygroscopic that they dissolve in the water they absorb from the air. See also: Air, Water.
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adjective absorbing moisture (as from the air)
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absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
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