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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PROSCENIUM

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