hygroscopic

hy·gro·scop·ic

adj \ˌhī-grə-ˈskä-pik\

Definition of HYGROSCOPIC

1

: readily taking up and retaining moisture

2

: taken up and retained under some conditions of humidity and temperature <hygroscopic water in clay>

— hy·gro·scop·ic·i·ty \-(ˌ)skä-ˈpi-sə-tē\ noun

Origin of HYGROSCOPIC

hygroscope, an instrument showing changes in humidity + ¹-ic; from the use of such materials in the hygroscope

First Known Use: 1790

Other Chemical Engineering Terms

alkali, cation, decant, isotope, oxidize, slurry, solute, viscous

Rhymes with HYGROSCOPIC

arthroscopic, cryoscopic, endoscopic, Ethiopic, fluoroscopic, gastroscopic, gyroscopic, isotopic, lycanthropic, macroscopic, microscopic, misanthropic, periscopic, philanthropic, stroboscopic, telescopic