desiccant
— Noun
– English
～ a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
desiccate
— Verb
– English
～ preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
desiccate
— Verb
– English
～ lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
desiccate
— Verb
– English
～ remove water from; "All this exercise and sweating has dehydrated me"
desiccate
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
desiccated
— Adjective
– English
～ thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
desiccated
— Adjective
– English
～ preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"
desiccated
— Adjective
– English
～ lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
desiccation
— Noun
– English
～ the process of extracting moisture
desiccation
— Noun
– English
～ dryness resulting from the removal of water