You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
EXSICCATING
Verb
exsiccating
present participle of exsiccate
Source: Wiktionary
EXSICCATE
Ex"sic*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Exsiccated(); p. pr. & vb. n. Exsiccating.] Etym: [L. exsiccatus, p.p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.]
Definition: To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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