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hygrosensation

hygrosensation noun: the ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity.

Noun

hygrosensation (uncountable)

  1. The ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity

Origin of hygrosensation

From hygro- + sensation.

Questions about hygrosensation

What does hygrosensation mean?
Hygrosensation means the ability of some animals to detect variation in humidity.
What part of speech is hygrosensation?
Hygrosensation is a noun.

Words near hygrosensation in the dictionary

  1. hygroscopical
  2. hygroscopically
  3. hygroscopicities
  4. hygroscopicity
  5. hygroscopy
  6. hygrosensation
  7. hygrosensillum
  8. hygrosensitive
  9. hygrosensory
  10. hygrostat
  11. hygrostatics

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