hygroscopic
    adj 1: absorbing moisture (as from the air)

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.
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   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.
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