hygroscopic
/hahy-gruh-skop-ik/US // ˌhaɪ grəˈskɒp ɪk //UK // (ˌhaɪɡrəˈskɒpɪk) //
吸湿性,吸湿性强,吸湿性的,吸湿性强的
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : absorbing or attracting moisture from the air.
Examples
This combination is hygroscopic, anodyne and antiseptic and is easily applied.
It should be ignited and cooled out of contact with air just before using, since it is hygroscopic.
The chaff and awns of all are hygroscopic; that is, are changed by differences caused by variation of moisture in the air.
In this device, a thin strip of hygroscopic material (as a piece of goose quill) is formed into a spiral coil.
Now, these styles are hygroscopic—that is, they are influenced by changes in the condition of the atmosphere as regards moisture.
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