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PRONUNCIATION OF HYGROSCOPICITY

hygroscopicity  [ˌhaɪɡrəskəʊˈpɪsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HYGROSCOPICITY

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adjective
verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hygroscopicity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HYGROSCOPICITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

hygroscopicity

Hygroscopy

Hygroscopy is the ability of a substance to attract and hold water molecules from the surrounding environment. This is achieved through either absorption or adsorption with the absorbing or adsorbing material becoming physically changed somewhat, by an increase in volume, stickiness, or other physical characteristic of the material, as water molecules become suspended between the material's molecules in the process. While some similar forces are at work here, it is different from capillary attraction, a process where glass or other solid substances attract water, but are not changed in the process. Hygroscopic substances include cellulose fibers, sugar, caramel, honey, glycerol, ethanol, methanol, diesel fuel, sulfuric acid, methamphetamine, many fertilizer chemicals, many salts, and a wide variety of other substances. Zinc chloride and calcium chloride, as well as potassium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide, are so hygroscopic that they readily dissolve in the water they absorb: this property is called deliquescence. Not only is sulfuric acid hygroscopic in concentrated form but its solutions are hygroscopic down to concentrations of 10 Vol-% or below.

Definition of hygroscopicity in the English dictionary

The definition of hygroscopicity in the dictionary is the ability to absorb water, esp from the air.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HYGROSCOPICITY


authenticity
ˌɔːθɛnˈtɪsɪtɪ
complicity
kəmˈplɪsɪtɪ
cytotoxicity
ˌsaɪtəʊtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ
elasticity
ɪlæˈstɪsɪtɪ
electricity
ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪtɪ
ethnicity
ɛθˈnɪsɪtɪ
felicity
fɪˈlɪsɪtɪ
genotypicity
ˌdʒenəʊtɪˈpɪsɪtɪ
hydroelectricity
ˌhaɪdrəʊɪlekˈtrɪsɪtɪ
hydrophobicity
ˌhaɪdrəfəʊˈbɪsɪtɪ
monotonicity
ˌmɒnəʊtɒˈnɪsɪtɪ
multiplicity
ˌmʌltɪˈplɪsɪtɪ
nephrotoxicity
ˌnefrəʊˌtɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ
periodicity
ˌpɪərɪəˈdɪsɪtɪ
plasticity
plæˈstɪsɪtɪ
publicity
pʌˈblɪsɪtɪ
simplicity
sɪmˈplɪsɪtɪ
specificity
ˌspesɪˈfɪsɪtɪ
synchronicity
ˌsɪnkrəˈnɪsɪtɪ
toxicity
tɒkˈsɪsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HYGROSCOPICITY

hygrographic
hygrographical
hygrology
hygroma
hygrometer
hygrometric
hygrometrical
hygrometrically
hygrometry
hygrophil
hygrophile
hygrophilous
hygrophobe
hygrophyte
hygrophytic
hygroscope
hygroscopic
hygroscopical
hygroscopically
hygrostat

WORDS THAT END LIKE HYGROSCOPICITY

antigenicity
automaticity
basicity
capacity
centricity
chronicity
concentricity
duplicity
eccentricity
ellipticity
helicity
historicity
hydrophilicity
mains electricity
modulus of elasticity
neurotoxicity
pathogenicity
sphericity
static electricity
teratogenicity
tonicity

Synonyms and antonyms of hygroscopicity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «hygroscopicity» into 25 languages

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The translations of hygroscopicity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «hygroscopicity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

吸湿性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

higroscopicidad
570 millions of speakers

English

hygroscopicity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

hygroscopicity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استرطابية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гигроскопичность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

hygroscopicity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

hygroscopicity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hygroscopicité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hygroscopicity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hygroskopizität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

吸湿性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

흡습성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hygroscopicity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hút ẩm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

hygroscopicity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जंतुसंसर्ग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

higroskopikliği
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

igroscopicità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

higroskopijność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гігроскопічність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

higroscopicitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υγροσκοπικότητος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

higroskopisiteit
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hygroskopicitet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

hygroscopicity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hygroscopicity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HYGROSCOPICITY»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HYGROSCOPICITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about hygroscopicity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HYGROSCOPICITY»

Discover the use of hygroscopicity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hygroscopicity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Food Physics: Physical Properties - Measurement and Applications
... content in food sorption phenomena in this book, we always mean moisture content on a dry basis. 1.2.9 Hygroscopicity Hygroscopicity is a term used to describe how readily a material will take up moisture when subjected to a given shift ...
Ludger Figura, Arthur A. Teixeira, 2007
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Food Polysaccharides and Their Applications
... average molecular weight as sucrose, and therefore has similar osmotic properties. 4.5.1.4 Hygroscopicity All corn syrups are hygroscopic (attract moisture) under some conditions. The extent of hygroscopicity increases with increasing DE, ...
Alistair M. Stephen, Glyn O. Phillips, 2006
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The Practice of Medicinal Chemistry
A small percentage of salts of drug substances are hygroscopic and take up atmospheric moisture; occasionally the uptake is so large that the salt dissolves and is classed as deliquescent. The degree of uptake depends on the hygroscopicity ...
Camille Georges Wermuth, 2011
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Essentials of Food Science
Hygroscopicity Hygroscopicity, or ability to readily absorb water, is a property of sucrose. However, other sugars that are high in fructose, such as invert sugar, HFCS, honey, or molasses, are more hygroscopic than sucrose. It therefore is ...
Vickie Vaclavik, Elizabeth W. Christian, 2007
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Advances in Sweeteners
In general 5-8% mannitol was added to the syrup before cooking in order to reduce hygroscopicity of the candies. Further studies have been conducted with the aim of reducing the cooking temperature and hygroscopicity level of maltitol hard ...
Trevor H. Grenby, 1996
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Technology of Dairy Products
(e) Hygroscopicity. This is the ability of a milk powder to absorb moisture. It is particularly marked in whey powders where lactose, salts and proteins contribute to water absorption. By passing air of a given humidity (usually 80%) through a ...
Ralph Early, 1998
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Encyclopedia of Agricultural, Food, and Biological ...
In turn, hygroscopicity strongly affects product behavior (i.e., rates of drying) during dehydration. The shape of a sorption isotherm offers a gross estimate of a product's hygroscopicity. A highly hygroscopic material gives a sorption isotherm of ...
Dennis R. Heldman, 2003
8
Low-Calorie Foods and Food Ingredients
3.3.4 Hygroscopicity The hygroscopicity varies widely across the range of the sugar alcohols. Xylitol is very hygroscopic while mannitol, isomalt and erythritol have a very low hygroscopicity. Because of its low hygroscopicity, mannitol is mainly ...
R. Khan, 1993
9
Dehydration of Foods
In carbohydrate-based products, hygroscopicity is expected because of the hydroxyl groups around the sugar molecules which allow hydrogen bonds with water (Whistler and Daniels, 1985). The interaction between water molecules and the ...
Gustavo V. Barbosa-Cánovas, Humberto Vega-Mercado, 1996
10
Polymorphism: In the Pharmaceutical Industry
Adsorption isotherms may be classified; however, there remains no universally accepted definition for hygroscopicity. This is because there are both thermodynamic driving forces and kinetic rate components to the term. Hygroscopicity can ...
Rolf Hilfiker, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HYGROSCOPICITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term hygroscopicity is used in the context of the following news items.
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Diethanolamine market: global industry analysis and opportunity …
It is used in vat printing pastes due to its low hygroscopicity. Textile lubricants are often made of diethanolamine salts as it improves corrosion ... «WhaTech, Jun 15»
2
Study: Ocean Aerosol Composition Key To Clouds
Measurements of the distribution of aerosol particle hygroscopicity, under conditions relevant to cloud formation, reveal that sea spray particles ... «reportingclimatescience.com, Jun 15»
3
Growing Nutraceutical Market – Shrinking Particle Sizes
Stickiness, abrasiveness, and hygroscopicity are three unique challenges of milling nutraceuticals that are generally made from food ... «Powder Bulk Solids, Mar 15»
4
Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) Market By Application (Medical, Personal …
Superior blending, hygroscopicity and non-toxic properties of PEG have resulted in high demand for the chemical in numerous pharmaceutical ... «GlobeNewswire, Mar 15»
5
The Indian Patent Office strikes again
... mesylate has better physicochemical properties, such as better flow properties, better thermodynamic stability and lower hygroscopicity. «Lexology, Jan 15»
6
Indian Patent Office Issues The Much Awaited Examination …
... forms mentioned in the explanation have some properties inherent to that form, e.g., solubility to a salt and hygroscopicity to a polymorph. «Mondaq News Alerts, Jan 15»
7
Shanghai Huafeng builds nonwovens superfibre facility for artificial …
It has the advantages of softness, fullness, high hygroscopicity, and it is also comfortable to wear. According to the company, it is superior to ... «Innovation in Textiles, Oct 14»
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A new innovative way to fertilize through leaves
These differences among the four sources can be explained due to their physicochemical properties as polarity, hygroscopicity, and solubility of ... «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
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Nakao Appointed Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular …
His research involved aerosol hygroscopicity, cloud chemistry, and biomass burning. Prior to that, he was a graduate research assistant in the ... «Clarkson University News, Oct 14»
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Determination Of Obviousness⁄Inventive Step - Indian Approach
... has more beneficial flow properties better thermodynamic stability and lower hygroscopicity than the alpha crystal form of Imatinib Mesylate ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Oct 14»

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