🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

higroscopicidad

Pronunciation / Transliteration: igroskopisidad

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Hygroscopicity/ˌhaɪɡrəˈskɒpɪsɪti/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La higroscopicidad del azúcar provoca que se aglutine en ambientes húmedos."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment.

    "The hygroscopicity of salt makes it clump together in humid conditions."
  2. 2

    A measure of how readily a material absorbs moisture.

    "Materials with high hygroscopicity are often used in desiccants."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'hygroscopicity' originates from the Greek word 'hygros', meaning 'wet', and 'skopein', meaning 'to look or examine'. It was first used in the early 19th century to describe the ability of substances to absorb moisture from the air.

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