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What does hygroscopic mean?

Updated: 12/23/2022
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It means any substance that readily absorbs moisture, like from the atmosphere.

i.e wool goes by this term therefore has thermal qualities when laid as a carpet, in winter it absorbs the moist cold air leaving the atmospere in the room warmer and in summer it actually absorbs up to 30% of the humidity thus leaving it cooler.

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