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hygroscopic definition
hygro·scopic (hī′grō skäp′ik, -grə-)
adjective
- attracting or absorbing moisture from the air
- changed or altered by the absorption of moisture
- of or according to a hygroscope
Related Forms:
- hygroscopically hy′gro·scop′i·cally adverb
- hygroscopicity hy′gro·sco·pic′·ity (-skō pis′ə tē, -skə-) noun
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hygroscopic substances are those substances which absorbe moisture when exposed to environment
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