hygroscopic

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

hygro- + -scopic

[edit] Adjective

hygroscopic (comparative more hygroscopic, superlative most hygroscopic)

  1. (physics, chemistry) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.

[edit] Translations

readily taking up and retaining water

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