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hy⋅gro⋅scop⋅ic

  [hahy-gruh-skop-ik]
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–adjective
absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
Origin:
1765–75; hygroscope + -ic

Related forms:
hy⋅gro⋅scop⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
hy⋅gro⋅sco⋅pic⋅i⋅ty  [hahy-gruh-skoh-pis-i-tee] , noun
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hy·gro·scop·ic   (hī'grə-skŏp'ĭk)   
adj.  Readily absorbing moisture, as from the atmosphere.
hy'gro·scop'i·cal·ly adv., hy'gro·sco·pic'i·ty (-skŏ-pĭs'ĭ-tē) n.
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Main Entry: hy·gro·scop·ic
Pronunciation: "hI-gr&-'skäp-ik
Function: adjective
: readily taking up and retaining moisturehygroscopic> —hy·gro·scop·ic·i·ty /-(")skäp-'is-&t-E/ noun plural -ties
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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hygroscopic hy·gro·scop·ic (hī'grə-skŏp'ĭk)
adj.
Readily absorbing moisture, as from the atmosphere.

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