Hygroscopicity is used as a measure of a material's moisture-absorbing tendencies.

He searched for something lighter and cooler and came up with moisture-absorbing athletic underwear.

Just in case the cold sneaks in the moisture-absorbing liner features a cold rating of 20.

Keep the pills in their original container, along with any moisture-absorbing preservative packet that comes with this medicine.

Various moisture-absorbing powders, such as talcum or starch, reduce moisture but may introduce other complications.

One way to achieve this is to store archival tapes in sealed plastic bags containing a pack of moisture-absorbing silica gel.

Phosphoric anhydride is a solid, which is very strongly moisture-absorbing and is used as a desiccant.

"Vinyl is a great surface to paint on," said Mr. Minchew, noting that he preferred it to moisture-absorbing wood.

Baking powder is a combination of baking soda; an acid, such as cream of tartar; and a moisture-absorbing agent like cornstarch.

Metaphosphoric acid is a singly anhydrous version of orthophosphoic acid and is sometimes used as a water- or moisture-absorbing reagent.

And what Averil, "Oxford's Green Granny", doesn't know about the moisture-absorbing properties of fleece insulation, or the U-values of double-glazed windows isn't worth knowing.

The first steps toward dealing with the moisture problems here were taken in the 1980's, when trees, shrubs and, later, grass were removed from areas right around the Alamo walls; they were replaced with gravel and moisture-absorbing sand.