DESICCATING

Verb

desiccating

present participle of desiccate

Source: Wiktionary


DESICCATE

Des"ic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desiccated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desiccating.] Etym: [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See Sack wine.]

Definition: To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. Bodies desiccated by heat or age. Bacon.

Des"ic*cate, v. i.

Definition: To become dry.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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