EXSICCANT

Etymology

Adjective

exsiccant (comparative more exsiccant, superlative most exsiccant)

Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up.

Noun

exsiccant (plural exsiccants)

A medicine that causes drying up.

Source: Wiktionary


Ex*sic"cant, a. Etym: [L. exsiccans, p.pr. of exsiccare. See Exsiccate.]

Definition: Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up.

– n. (Med.)

Definition: An exsiccant medicine.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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