"hygroscopic" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-hygroscopic.wav [Southern-England] Forms: more hygroscopic [comparative], most hygroscopic [superlative]
Etymology: From French hygroscopique. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|hygroscopique}} French hygroscopique Head templates: {{en-adj}} hygroscopic (comparative more hygroscopic, superlative most hygroscopic)
  1. (physical chemistry, botany) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere. Tags: physical Categories (topical): Botany, Physical chemistry, Water Related terms: hygroscopy, hygroscopicity, hygroscope, hygroscopically Translations (readily taking up and retaining water): hygroskopický [masculine] (Czech), hygroskooppinen (Finnish), hygroscopique (French), hygroskop (German), higroszkópos (Hungarian), ídrægur [masculine] (Icelandic), tais-scópach (Irish), igroscopico (Italian), higroskopijny [masculine] (Polish), higroscópico (Portuguese), higroscopic [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), гигроскопи́чный (gigroskopíčnyj) [masculine] (Russian), higroscópico (Spanish), hulasin (Tagalog)

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