Definition
Tending to absorb moisture from the air; readily taking up and retaining water vapor.
Etymology
From Greek 'hygros' (wet/moist) + 'skopein' (to look at/observe). Hygroscopic materials are thirsty — they drink water from thin air. Salt, sugar, and honey are all hygroscopic.
Kelly Says
Materials that DRINK from the air! Salt gets clumpy, sugar gets sticky, honey never spoils — all because they're hygroscopic! They grab water molecules from the atmosphere like tiny moisture magnets! 🧂💧
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ንፋስ የሚቀበል
nəfas yemīqebel
ARالعربية
ماص للرطوبة
māṣ lil-ruṭūbah
BNবাংলা
আর্দ্রতা শোষণকারী
ardrata shoshonkari
CACatalà
higroscòpic
iɡrɔsˈkɔpik
CSČeština
hygroskopický
ɦɪɡrɔskɔpitskiː
DADansk
hygroscopisk
hyɡʁoˈskoʊˀbist
DEDeutsch
hygroskopisch
hyɡʁoˈskoːpɪʃ
ELΕλληνικά
υγροσκοπικός
yɡroskopiˈkos
ESEspañol
higroscópico
iɣɾosˈkopiko
FAفارسی
رطوبت شونده
raṭūbat šonde
FISuomi
hygroskooppinen
hyɡroskoːppinen
FRFrançais
hygroscopique
iɡʁɔskɔpik
GUGU
આર્દ્રતા શોષણ
ārdratā śōṣaṇ
HEעברית
היגרוסקופי
higʾroskopi
HIहिन्दी
आर्द्रता ग्राही
ārdratā grāhī
HUMagyar
higroszkópikus
hiɡroskoːpikus
IDBahasa Indonesia
higroskopis
higroskopis
IGIG
na-achọ mmiri
na-achọ mmiri
ITItaliano
igroscopico
iɡɾɔsˈkɔːpiko
KMKM
ទទួលយកសំណឹក
tɔtɔɔl yɔk sɑmnaek
KO한국어
습기 흡수성
seupgi heubsuseong
MRMR
आर्द्रता शोषक
ardrata shoshak
MSBahasa Melayu
higroskopik
higroskopik
MYမြန်မာ
စိုစိုစီးစီး
sioʊ sioʊ siʔ siʔ
NLNederlands
hygroscopisch
ɦɛiˈɣroːskɔpɪs
NONorsk
hygroskopisk
hyɡrɔsˈkoʊpisk
PAPA
ਨਮੀ ਸੋਖਣ ਵਾਲਾ
namī sokhaṇ vālā
PLPolski
higroskopowy
xɨɡrɔsˈkɔpɔvɨ
PTPortuguês
higroscópico
iɡɾuˈskɔpiku
RORomână
higroscopic
hiɡroˈskopik
RUРусский
гигроскопический
gʲiɡrɔskɔpʲitɕɛskʲij
SVSvenska
hygroskopisk
hyɡrɔsˈkoʊpisk
SWKiswahili
kuvuta unyevu
kuvuta unyevu
TAதமிழ்
ஈரப்பிடிப்பு
īrap piṭippu
TEతెలుగు
తేమను గ్రహించే
tēmanu grahiṁcē
THไทย
ดูดซับความชื้น
dūdsap kwām chūen
TLTL
nakakaimbap
nakakaimbap
TRTürkçe
higroskopik
hidʒroskopik
UKУкраїнська
гігроскопічний
ɦɪɡrɔsˈkɔpɪt͡sʲnɪj
URاردو
نمی کی جذب کرنے والا
namī kī jazb karne wālā
VITiếng Việt
hấp thụ ẩm
hấp thụ ẩm