hydroscopicity

hy·dro·scope

[hahy-druh-skohp]
noun
an optical device for viewing objects below the surface of water.

Origin:
1670–80; hydro-1 + -scope

hy·dro·scop·ic [hahy-druh-skop-ik] , hy·dro·scop·i·cal, adjective
hy·dro·sco·pic·i·ty [hahy-druh-skoh-pis-i-tee] , noun
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hydroscope (ˈhaɪdrəˌskəʊp) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
any instrument for making observations of underwater objects
 
hydroscopic
 
adj
 
hydro'scopical
 
adj

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