water-attracting
adjective
That attracts or absorbs water, hydrophilic; specifically (especially in early use) that readily absorbs moisture from the air; hygroscopic.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in John Scoffern (1814–1882).
- Addington, Henry
- add insult to injury
- addio
- Addis Ababa
- Addisonian
- Addisonian anaemia
- Addisonian crisis
- Addisonian pernicious anaemia
- Addisonian pernicious anemia
- Addisonism
- Addison, Joseph
- Addison's anaemia
- Addison's anemia
- Addison's disease
- additament
- addition
- addition agent
- additional
- additionality
- additionally
- additional member system
- addition formula
- addition reaction
- addition–elimination
- additive