| hygroscopic |
absorbing moisture (as from the air)
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| hygrometer |
Hygrometers are instruments used for measuring humidity. The simplest form of a hygrometer consists of two thermometers, one of which has its bulb constantly kept wet. Evaporation from the bulb lowers the temperature so that this thermometer shows a lower temperature. Humidity is computed from the ambient temperature as shown by the "dry bulb thermometer" and the difference in temperature shown by the "wet bulb" and dry bulb thermometers. ...
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| hygrometry |
The study that treats the measurement of the humidity of the atmosphere and other gases.
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| hygroscopic |
tending to absorb moisture; of a fruit-body, opening and discharging spores in dry air.
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| hygromas |
a cystic tumor of lymphatic origin
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