hygroscopic

The definition of hygroscopic is the property of absorbing moisture from the air.

(adjective)

An example of hygroscopic is what makes honey have a long shelf life from pulling moisture out of the air.

See hygroscopic in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

1. attracting or absorbing moisture from the air
2. changed or altered by the absorption of moisture
of or according to a hygroscope

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See hygroscopic in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Readily absorbing moisture, as from the atmosphere.

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