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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.
Hygrostatics
Hygrostatics Hy`gro*stat"ics, n. [Gr. ? wet + ?. See Statics.] The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of moisture. --Evelyn.

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- iNaturalist: 157630 ITIS: 34419 NCBI: 23945 Paleobiology Database: 455917 PLANTS: HYGRO POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30016608-2 WFO: wfo-4000018591...
- Hygrophila corymbosa, commonly known as temple plant, starhorn or giant hygro, is a riparian plant in the acanthus family. Synonyms - Nomaphila corymbosa...
- 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...
- Hygrophila poly****, commonly known as dwarf hygrophila, dwarf hygro, Miramar weed, Indian swampweed or Indian waterweed, is an aquatic plant in the...
- Guinea, Gustavo V.; Pérez-Rigueiro, José; Elices, Manuel (2006). "Thermo-hygro-mechanical behavior of spider dragline silk: Gl****y and rubbery states"...
- covered in multiple kinds of sensilla, or sense organs, such as chemo, hygro, and thermoreceptors, which allow the insects to detect changes in their...
- places, peatlands and margins of water lines. Often in rainy places and hygro-peat substrates. Buira, A.; Carapeto, A.; García Murillo, P.; Monteiro-Henriques...
- 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...