hygroscopicity

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Tendency of a substance to absorb water from the atmosphere.
Note: A substance that absorbs moisture from the atmosphere is called hygroscopic.
Source:
PAC, 2009, 81, 971. (Glossary of terms related to pharmaceutics (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)) on page 988 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'hygroscopicity' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.15197 RIS BibTex EndNote
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