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hygroscopicus.

hygroscopic (readily absorbing moisture from the air)

13 characters5 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[hy.ɡrɔsˈkɔ.pɪ.kʊs]Classical-Latin[i.ɡrosˈkɔː.pi.kus]
  1. hygroscopic (readily absorbing moisture from the air)

    New-Latin · adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós) Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Hellenic *sképt͏̌omai Ancient Greek σκέπτομαι (sképtomai) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Hellenic *-ós ▲ Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ. Ancient Greek -ός (-ós) Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós) Latin -icus Latin hygroscopicus From Ancient Greek ὑγρός (hugrós, “moist”) + σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + Latin -icus.

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