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hygroreceptive

hygroreceptive adjective: exhibiting hygroreception.

Adjective

hygroreceptive (not comparable)

  1. Exhibiting hygroreception
  2. Relating to a hygroreceptor

Origin of hygroreceptive

From hygro- + receptive.

Questions about hygroreceptive

What does hygroreceptive mean?
Hygroreceptive means exhibiting hygroreception.
What part of speech is hygroreceptive?
Hygroreceptive is an adjective.

Words near hygroreceptive in the dictionary

  1. hygrophyte
  2. hygrophytes
  3. hygrophytic
  4. hygroplasm
  5. hygroreception
  6. hygroreceptive
  7. hygroreceptor
  8. hygroreceptors
  9. hygroscope
  10. hygroscopes
  11. hygroscopic

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