hygroscopicaladj.
= hygroscopic adj.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adjective] > relating to measurement of humidity
hygrometrical1773
hygroscopic1775
hygroscopical1775
hygrometric1813
psychrometric1838
psychrometrical1843
the world > the earth > weather and the atmosphere > weather > study or science of weather > meteorological instruments > [adjective] > relating to hygroscope
hygroscopic1775
hygroscopical1775
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Hygroscopical, belonging to the hygroscope.
1796 C. Hutton Math. & Philos. Dict. (new ed.) I. 614/1 A series of Hygroscopical observations.
Derivatives
hygroˈscopically adv.
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the world > matter > liquid > moisture or humidity > [adverb]
hygrometrically1808
hygroscopically1818
the world > matter > liquid > action or process of absorbing > [adverb]
hygroscopically1818
bibulously1848
1818 H. T. Colebrooke Hygroscopically (F. Hall).
1869 E. A. Parkes Man. Pract. Hygiene (ed. 3) 407 This property of hygroscopically absorbing water.
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