hygroscopicity
(ˌhaɪgrəʊskəʊˈpɪsɪtɪ)
[f. hygroscopic + -ity. In mod.F. hygroscopicité.]
Hygroscopic quality.
| 1847 Nat. Cycl. XI. 492 The hygroscopicity of vegetable tissue. 1860 All Year Round 389/2 The rotifers..are preserved..by the help of the hygroscopicity of the sand. |