Found 2 items, similar to Hygroscopic.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: hygroscopic hygroscopic adj : absorbing moisture (as from the air)
English → English (gcide) Definition: Hygroscopic Hygroscopic \Hy`gro*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.] 1. Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film of hygroscopic moisture. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of moisture, as glass, etc. [1913 Webster]