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Hygroscopic meaning

Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.

Synonyms of Hygroscopic

absorbent absorptive

Related words

Other words often associated with Hygroscopic or its synonyms:

assimilating thirsty assimilatory spongelike receptive assimilative nonabsorbent spongy sorbent

Using Hygroscopic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
  • Useful related words include: absorbent, absorptive.
  • In the example corpus, hygroscopic often appears in combinations such as: is hygroscopic, hygroscopic and, are hygroscopic.

Context around Hygroscopic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

non 1× minute 1× highly 1×

Often after:

nature 1× particles 1× susceptible 1× tantalum 1× attracts 1×

Sentence patterns with Hygroscopic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and highly hygroscopic tantalum tetrachloride 1× fiber is hygroscopic attracts water 1× glass is hygroscopic and forms 1× hydrochloride is hygroscopic 1× is more hygroscopic than powders 1× is non hygroscopic whereas thiamine 1× is the hygroscopic nature of 1× much more hygroscopic than table 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

another problem is 1× arsenic forms colorless 1× black powder made 1× clouds of all 1× in addition ammonium 1× in addition to 1×

Common sentence endings:

a caustic substance 1× and may dissolve 1× form acidic solutions 1× garments remain dry 1× holds the charge 1× hydrochloride is hygroscopic 1×

Words around Hygroscopic

Just before it in the word index:

hygrometers 2 hygrometer 3 hyginus 17 hygienists 15 hygienist 17 hygienically 10

Just after it in the word index:

hygroscopicity 2 hyke 2 hykeham 2 hyksos 5 hyla 3 hylaea 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaronson 19 abai 19 abass 19 abatements 19 abdulfatah 19 abebe 19

Corpus analysis for Hygroscopic

  • In this selection, "hygroscopic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, non, minute, highly, nature, particles and susceptible stand out and add context to how "hygroscopic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and highly hygroscopic tantalum tetrachloride and fiber is hygroscopic attracts water. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hygroscopic" sits close to words such as aaronson, abai and abass, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hygroscopic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

In addition, ammonium nitrate is hygroscopic, susceptible to damp, hence the above concerns. (13 words)

Clouds of all types require minute hygroscopic particles upon which water vapor can condense. (14 words)

Nylons are hygroscopic, and will absorb or desorb moisture as a function of the ambient humidity. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Wool fiber exteriors are hydrophobic (repel water) and the interior of the wool fiber is hygroscopic (attracts water); this makes a wool garment suitable cover for a wet diaper by inhibiting wicking, so outer garments remain dry. (37 words)

The salt thiamine mononitrate, rather than thiamine hydrochloride, is used for food fortification, as the mononitrate is more stable, and does not absorb water from natural humidity (is non-hygroscopic), whereas thiamine hydrochloride is hygroscopic. (35 words)

Black powder made with less-expensive and more plentiful sodium nitrate (in appropriate proportions) works just as well but is more hygroscopic than powders made from potassium nitrate—popularly known as saltpeter. (32 words)

Example sentences (14)

The salt thiamine mononitrate, rather than thiamine hydrochloride, is used for food fortification, as the mononitrate is more stable, and does not absorb water from natural humidity (is non-hygroscopic), whereas thiamine hydrochloride is hygroscopic.

The anti-humidity devices on the market, moreover, use substances that are much more hygroscopic than table salt, such as colloidal silica or some calcium salts.

Another problem is the hygroscopic nature of the crystal itself: it absorbs moisture from the air and may dissolve.

Arsenic forms colorless, odorless, crystalline oxides As 2 O 3 (" white arsenic ") and As 2 O 5 which are hygroscopic and readily soluble in water to form acidic solutions.

Black powder made with less-expensive and more plentiful sodium nitrate (in appropriate proportions) works just as well but is more hygroscopic than powders made from potassium nitrate—popularly known as saltpeter.

Clouds of all types require minute hygroscopic particles upon which water vapor can condense.

In addition, ammonium nitrate is hygroscopic, susceptible to damp, hence the above concerns.

In addition to being a nuisance, the residue from burnt black powder is hygroscopic and with the addition of moisture absorbed from the air, this residue forms a caustic substance.

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Nylons are hygroscopic, and will absorb or desorb moisture as a function of the ambient humidity.

Ozone glasses have excellent conformality but tend to be hygroscopic – that is, they absorb water from the air due to the incorporation of silanol (Si-OH) in the glass.

Soda glass is hygroscopic and forms a partially conductive coating on its surface, which holds the charge.

Tantalum pentachloride is hydrolyzed by water and reacts with additional tantalum at elevated temperatures by forming the black and highly hygroscopic tantalum tetrachloride (TaCl 4 ).

The Collins and Sarret reagents are both difficult and dangerous to prepare, they are hygroscopic and can inflame during preparation.

Wool fiber exteriors are hydrophobic (repel water) and the interior of the wool fiber is hygroscopic (attracts water); this makes a wool garment suitable cover for a wet diaper by inhibiting wicking, so outer garments remain dry.

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Common combinations with hygroscopic

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hygroscopic" in a sentence?
An example: "The salt thiamine mononitrate, rather than thiamine hydrochloride, is used for food fortification, as the mononitrate is more stable, and does not absorb water from natural humidity (is non-hygroscopic), whereas thiamine hydrochloride is hygroscopic." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hygroscopic" from authentic English texts.
What does "hygroscopic" mean?
Hygroscopic means: Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
What are synonyms of "hygroscopic"?
Common synonyms of "hygroscopic" include: absorbent, absorptive.
How many example sentences with "hygroscopic" are there?
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