Hygroscopic Definition

Hygroscopic Sentence Examples

• It is very hygroscopic, absorbing water with the evolution of hydrochloric acid.

• Hardy in 1875 (Ber., 8, p. 1594), and is a crystalline, very hygroscopic solid.

• Potassium phenolate, C 6 H 5 OK, crystallizes in fine needles, is very hygroscopic and oxidizes rapidly on exposure.

• The spores differ from those of ferns in their outer coat (exospore) being split up into four club-shaped hygroscopic threads (elaters) which are curled when moist, but become straightened when dry.

• The root is made to press its way into the darker cracks and crannies of the soil, so bringing its root-hairs into better contact with the particles round which the hygroscopic water hangs.