DESICCATION

dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation

(noun) the process of extracting moisture

dehydration, desiccation

(noun) dryness resulting from the removal of water

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

desiccation (countable and uncountable, plural desiccations)

(uncountable) The state or process of being desiccated

An act or occurrence of desiccating

Synonyms

• demoisturization/demoisturisation (rare)

Source: Wiktionary


Des`ic*ca"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. dessiccation.]

Definition: The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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