Sodium hydroxide is quite hygroscopic.
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Hygroscopic
//ha͜ɪ.ɡɹəˈscɔp.ɪk//
Synonyms for "hygroscopic" (2 found)
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3 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 14 languages.
Czech
1 entries- hygroskopický adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Finnish
1 entries- hygroskooppinen adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
French
1 entries- hygroscopique adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
German
1 entries- hygroskop adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Hungarian
1 entries- higroszkópos adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Icelandic
1 entries- ídrægur adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Irish
1 entries- tais-scópach adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Italian
1 entries- igroscopico adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Polish
1 entries- higroskopijny adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Portuguese
1 entries- higroscópico adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Romanian
1 entries- higroscopic adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Russian
1 entries- гигроскопи́чный adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Spanish
1 entries- higroscópico adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Tagalog
1 entries- hulasin adj (readily taking up and retaining water)
Sample sentences
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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.
Source: wiktionary
All fertilizers tested are drillable at relative humidities below 50 per cent, but no fertilizer remains drillable when exposed to a humidity above its hygroscopic point.
Source: wiktionary
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