This is known as hygroscopic moisture, or "water of condition". From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student] Reference
The maximum limit of this water around a soil particle is known as the hygroscopic coefficient. From Wordnik.com. [Infiltration and soil water storage] Reference
Moreover, hydrogen chloride is hygroscopic, that is a compound that absorbs the moisture from the air. From Wordnik.com. [CreationWiki - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Both of these materials possess the disadvantage of being hygroscopic, that is, of readily absorbing moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Cyclopedia of Telephony & Telegraphy Vol. 1 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc.] Reference
Black powder is hygroscopic (draws moisture from the air). From Wordnik.com. [How many of you guys stick like religion to this ritual when hunting with a muzzleloader: First thing you do after you shoot you] Reference
Davy found the hygroscopic power of soils to be as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
But it is the hygroscopic nature of money that concerns me. From Wordnik.com. [The Silent Vector] Reference
Table of hygroscopic power of soils dried at 212° F. (Davy) 99. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
The starch powder is hygroscopic, and is insoluble in water and alcohol. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
It is obtained in the form of a bright red powder, somewhat hygroscopic. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892] Reference
The sensitized paper is hygroscopic and must be preserved in a calcium box. From Wordnik.com. [Photographic Reproduction Processes] Reference
· Drying and storage of harvested grain (unthreshed grain is hygroscopic). From Wordnik.com. [6 Research Needs] Reference
The hygroscopic moisture under ordinary atmospheric conditions is 3.2 p. ct. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
The degree of wind, temperature, and hygroscopic conditions of the atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre] Reference
This combination is hygroscopic, anodyne and antiseptic and is easily applied. From Wordnik.com. [Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1] Reference
Water in excess of capillary and hygroscopic water is called gravitational water. From Wordnik.com. [Infiltration and soil water storage] Reference
The phloroglucide is hygroscopic, and must be weighed out of contact with the air. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
It is, however, very sensitive and very hygroscopic, and very prone to decomposition. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
It is not hygroscopic, and may be soaked in water without being at all affected by it. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891] Reference
Boron phospho-di-iodide is a very hygroscopic substance, moisture rapidly decomposing it. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 841, February 13, 1892] Reference
MCKAY: One comment is that the pellicle of a black walnut or a pecan, is very hygroscopic. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the 43rd Annual Meeting Rockport, Indiana, August 25, 26 and 27, 1952] Reference
Quicklime is extremely hygroscopic (ie it attracts water) and must be protected from moisture. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
It is, however, the non-hygroscopic character of the solvent that makes the varnish successful. From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
The hygroscopic moisture of the product is lowered from 10-11 p.ct. in the original to 4.5 p.ct. From Wordnik.com. [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference
Usually wood contains not only hygroscopic moisture but also more or less free water in the cell cavities. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Here we were, now wetter than ever, cold as Polar bears, sitting in this hygroscopic catacomb at about 2 a.m. From Wordnik.com. [Bullets & Billets] Reference
On the other hand, its more complex structure usually renders the hygroscopic moisture quite difficult to extract. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
Many salts are more soluble in a water solution of urea than in water alone, and many such mixtures are very hygroscopic. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946] Reference
In general, however, the hygroscopic moisture necessary to saturate the cell walls is termed the "fibre saturation point.". From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
A property possessed by soils in relation to water, which is quite distinct from absorptive power, is their hygroscopic power. From Wordnik.com. [Manures and the principles of manuring] Reference
A very unsuitable substance, however, was selected for the purpose, viz., sawdust, which is hygroscopic organic, and combustible. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
Gum substitutes consisting entirely of some form of gelatin with water, like fish glue, are also somewhat hygroscopic when dried. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891] Reference
In lieu of common salt, 15 parts of hyposulphite of soda, or other hygroscopic salt, such as chloride of calcium, may be employed. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882] Reference
It is, however, harsher to the touch; it is only slightly hygroscopic (dry gun-cotton absorbs 2 per cent. of moisture from the air). From Wordnik.com. [Nitro-Explosives: A Practical Treatise] Reference
Chemical changes also occur in the wood in drying, especially so at higher temperatures, rendering it less hygroscopic, but more brittle. From Wordnik.com. [Seasoning of Wood] Reference
This should be true more particularly with puratylene, which contains a notable proportion of the very hygroscopic body calcium chloride. From Wordnik.com. [Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use] Reference
This water is contained in the wool in two forms: (1) as water of hydration amounting to about 81 per cent., and (2) as hygroscopic water. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
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