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English
Etymology
From French hygroscopique.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hygroscopic (comparative more hygroscopic, superlative most hygroscopic)
- (physical chemistry, botany) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
1966, E. Yale Dawson, Seashore Plants of Southern Califonria, 3rd printing, Berkley: University of California Press, published 1975, →ISBN, →LCCN, pages 23–24:The tissues of Ralfsia are dense and the cells are extremely hygroscopic. The plants may become almost crisp dry in the sun, yet remain alive and continue growth with the first splash of the incoming tide.
Antonyms
Translations
readily taking up and retaining water