hygroscopicity
- a word derived from hygroscopic.
Example Sentences
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"Despite the chemical complexity of the organic matter, its hygroscopicity is successfully captured by the simple formula," explains Christopher Pöhlker, Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry and co-author of the study.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
In a study that appeared in the journal Nature Communications, they showed that hygroscopicity, averaged globally, is essentially determined by the share of organic and inorganic materials making up the aerosol.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
One reason for this is the many unanswered questions around the hygroscopicity of aerosol particles.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
When averaged globally, he reports, hygroscopicity is κorg= 0.12 ± 0.02 for organic particle shares and κinorg = 0.63 ± 0.01 for inorganic ions.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 21, 2023
Immersion, and still more boiling and steaming, reduce the hygroscopicity of wood and therefore also the troublesome "working," or shrinking and swelling.
From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)
