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Hygrodeik
Hygrodeik Hy"gro*deik, n. [Gr. ? wet, moist, and ? to show.]
(Physics)
A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers,
with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of
moisture in the air, etc.
Hygrograph
Hygrograph Hy"gro*graph, n. [Gr. ? wet + -graph.] (Physics)
An instrument for recording automatically the variations of
the humidity of the atmosphere.
Hygrology
Hygrology Hy*grol"o*gy, n. [Gr. ? wet + -logy: cf. F.
hygrologie.] (Med.)
The science which treats of the fluids of the body.
Hygrophanous
Hygrophanous Hy*groph"a*nous, a. [Gr. ? wet + ? to show.]
Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and
opaque when dry.
Hygrophthalmic
Hygrophthalmic Hy`groph*thal"mic, a. [Gr. ? wet + E.
ophthalmic.] (Anat.)
Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the
lachrymal ducts.
Hygroplasm
Hygroplasm Hy"gro*plasm, n. [Gr. ? wet + ? form, mold.]
(Biol.)
The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to
stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is
supposed to be partly nutritive and partly composed of
idioplasm.
Hygroscope
Hygroscope Hy"gro*scope, n. [Gr. ? wet + -scope: cf. F.
hygroscope.] (Physics)
An instrument which shows whether there is more or less
moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.
Hygroscopic
Hygroscopic Hy`gro*scop"ic, a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.]
1. Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not
readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection
by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film
of hygroscopic moisture.
2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the
atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of
moisture, as glass, etc.
Hygroscopicity
Hygroscopicity Hy`gro*sco*pic"i*ty, n. (Bot.)
The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or
discharging moisture according to circumstances.
HygrostaticsHygrostatics Hy`gro*stat"ics, n. [Gr. ? wet + ?. See
Statics.]
The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of
moisture. --Evelyn.
Meaning of Hygro from wikipedia
- iNaturalist: 157630 ITIS: 34419 NCBI: 23945
Paleobiology Database: 455917 PLANTS:
HYGRO POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30016608-2 WFO: wfo-4000018591...
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Hygrophila corymbosa,
commonly known as
temple plant,
starhorn or
giant hygro, is a
riparian plant in the
acanthus family.
Synonyms -
Nomaphila corymbosa...
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whole plant remains under water) Terrestro-halines (terrestrial plants)
Hygro-halophytes (grow on
swamp lands)
Mesohalophytes (grow on non-swamp, non-dry...
- biomimetics. The word
hygroscopy (/haɪˈɡrɒskəpi/) uses
combining forms of
hygro- (for
moisture or humidity) and -scopy.
Unlike any
other -scopy word, it...
- in the
dehiscence zone and the
tensions established by the
differential hygro-responsive
properties of the
drying cells.
Poppy fruit showing poricidal...
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Hygrophila poly****,
commonly known as
dwarf hygrophila,
dwarf hygro,
Miramar weed,
Indian swampweed or
Indian waterweed, is an
aquatic plant in the...
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Wernher gave the
first case
report of a
cystic hygroma, from the Gr**** "
hygro-"
meaning fluid and "oma"
meaning tumor. In 1965, Bill and
Summer proposed...
- Guinea,
Gustavo V.; Pérez-Rigueiro, José; Elices,
Manuel (2006). "Thermo-
hygro-mechanical
behavior of
spider dragline silk: Gl****y and
rubbery states"...
- The word
liquid seems to be a
calque of the
Ancient Gr**** word ὑγρός (
hygrós, transl. moist),
initially used by
grammarian Dionysius Thrax to describe...
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covered in
multiple kinds of sensilla, or
sense organs, such as chemo,
hygro, and thermoreceptors,
which allow the
insects to
detect changes in their...
