Hygroscopic: alternatives and connections

The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their detection and identification, as in the examination of polluted water.

Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous blotting paper.

(computer science) a bit that is used in an error detection procedure in which a 0 or 1 is added to each group of bits so that it will…

A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and manufacture than common glass, and often cut into ornamental forms. See Flint…

A body which, in solution, diffuses readily through animal membranes, and generally is capable of being crystallized; -- opposed to co…

A person employed by officers of justice, or parties exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit an offense under circum…

State as indicated by sum of exponents; more particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum of the exponents of its litera…

A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover, and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid or calcium chloride, above…

The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the detection of fraud, f…

Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid; not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal supply of moisture, as…

To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected escape; to baffle; a…

That which makes evident or manifest; that which furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof; the ground of belief or jud…

External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public; hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; -- opposed to esoteric…

An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent employed to absorb…

The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts or appearances; regard for externals.

A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass.

A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and for optical…

Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the atmosphere, or o…