hygroscopy

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noun

The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.

OriginFrench hygroscopie →
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Meanings

nounhygroscopy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.

Origin

  1. Frenchhygroscopie
  2. Englishhygroscopy

From French hygroscopie.

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Translations

Catalan higroscòpia
  • higroscòpiaability of a substance to attract and hold water
Chinese Mandarin 吸濕性 /吸湿性
  • 吸濕性 /吸湿性 (xīshīxìng)ability of a substance to attract and hold water
Czech hygroskopie, hygroskopicita
  • hygroskopieability of a substance to attract and hold water
  • hygroskopicitaability of a substance to attract and hold water
  • hygroskopičnostability of a substance to attract and hold water
French hygroscopie
  • hygroscopieability of a substance to attract and hold water
German Hygroskopie
  • Hygroskopieability of a substance to attract and hold water
Hungarian higroszkóposság
  • higroszkóposságability of a substance to attract and hold water
Irish tais-scópacht
  • tais-scópachtability of a substance to attract and hold water
Italian igroscopia
  • igroscopiaability of a substance to attract and hold water
Japanese 吸湿性
  • 吸湿性 (kyūshitsusei)ability of a substance to attract and hold water
Polish higroskopijność
  • higroskopijnośćability of a substance to attract and hold water
Portuguese higroscopia
  • higroscopiaability of a substance to attract and hold water
Russian гигроскопи́чность
  • гигроскопи́чность (gigroskopíčnostʹ)ability of a substance to attract and hold water
Slovak hygroskopia, hygroskopicita
  • hygroskopiaability of a substance to attract and hold water
  • hygroskopicitaability of a substance to attract and hold water
  • hygroskopickosťability of a substance to attract and hold water
Spanish higroscopia
  • higroscopiaability of a substance to attract and hold water
Tagalog paghulas
  • paghulasability of a substance to attract and hold water
Cite this entry
APA

hygroscopy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroscopy

MLA

“hygroscopy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroscopy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hygroscopy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hygroscopy.

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