Generally they absorb water from 50 to 500 times their dry mass.

This makes the vehicle's dry mass much higher, so the use of liquid hydrogen is not such a big win as might be expected.

The higher the oil content relative to the dry mass, the less likely the mixture is to burn effectively.

It had an on-orbit dry mass of 1130 kg.

It had a dry mass of 3,159 kg.

Each craft was identical, with an on-orbit dry mass of 146 kg.

As Ann tried to swallow the dry mass before she choked, they would start pouring water down her throat to wash down-the bread.

Keep cooking just until no more liquid is visible and mixture forms a single, almost dry mass, about 5 minutes more.

A very high protein content 43-85% in the dry mass.

The seeds are particularly nutritious, comprising 45% crude protein, and less than 7% fibre by dry mass.