exsiccation (countable and uncountable, plural exsiccations)
The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
Source: Wiktionary
Ex`sic*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. exsiccatio: cf. F. exsiccation.]
Definition: The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 September 2024
(adjective) without forethought; “letting him borrow her car was an impulsive act that she immediately regretted”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
