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Hygroscopic

adjective
1.
Absorbing moisture (as from the air).





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"Hygroscopic" Quotes from Famous Books



... alteration of the fibre. It is entirely insoluble in all the ordinary solvents of the higher acetates. Moreover, it entirely resists the actions of the special solvents of cellulose—e.g. zinc chloride and cuprammonium. The compound is in other respects equally stable and inert. The hygroscopic moisture under ordinary ...
— Researches on Cellulose - 1895-1900 • C. F. Cross


Words linked to "Hygroscopic" :   hygroscope, absorptive, absorbent


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