Hygroscopic vs Deliquescent - What's the difference?
hygroscopic | deliquescent |
(physics, chemistry) Readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere.
(chemistry) Absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.
(botany) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as in most deciduous trees.
As adjectives the difference between hygroscopic and deliquescent
is that hygroscopic is readily taking up and retaining water, especially from the atmosphere while deliquescent is absorbing moisture from the air and forming a solution.hygroscopic
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Adjective
(en adjective)Antonyms
* anhygroscopicdeliquescent
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(wikipedia deliquescent)Adjective
(en adjective)- deliquescent salts
- (Gray)