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Desiccate   /dˈɛsəkeɪt/   Listen
Desiccate

verb
(past & past part. desiccated; pres. part. desiccating)
1.
Preserve by removing all water and liquids from.  Synonym: dehydrate.
2.
Remove water from.  Synonym: dehydrate.
3.
Lose water or moisture.  Synonyms: dehydrate, dry up, exsiccate.






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"Desiccate" Quotes from Famous Books



... preserve them by drying and this is best done by exposing them several days to the fresh air in a dry place—for example, the corridors of the house—being careful not to expose them to the rays of the sun, in which latter event the fleshy and juicy plants which do not desiccate rapidly, ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera



Words linked to "Desiccate" :   dry out, dull, keep, hydrate, desiccation, preserve, desiccant, dry



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