To: Rudder
Ethanol is hydroscopic and, even if one could temporarily remove all water, it absorbs water from the surrounding atmosphere.The word you want is hygroscopic, from Greek meaning it absorbs moisture.
18 posted on
03/20/2008 12:19:06 AM PDT by
neverdem
To: neverdem
Right. Hygroscopic, new glasses and more coffee. Thanks.
19 posted on
03/20/2008 12:26:29 AM PDT by
Rudder
(Klinton-Kool-Aid FReepers prefer spectacle over victory.)
To: neverdem
Thanks for that. I learn something new every day at FR!
45 posted on
03/20/2008 5:08:41 AM PDT by
Mister Da
(The mark of a wise man is not what he knows, but what he knows he doesn't know!)
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