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hygroscopic |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hygroscopic \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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hygroscopic adj : absorbing moisture (as from the air)
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