See Also: hygroscopic(medicine)
hygroscopic(dictionary)
hygroscopic expansion(medicine)

hygroscopic (iou)



hygroscopic adjective. L18.
[from (the same root as) prec. + -IC.]
1. Of a substance: tending to absorb moisture from the air. L18.
2. Pertaining to humidity or its detection. L18.
3. Of water: present as moisture in soil as a result of humidity in the air to which it is exposed. M19.
hygroscopical adjective L18.
hygroscopically adverb E19.
hygroscopicity noun hygroscopic quality; the property of a substance of retaining moisture: M19.