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desiccate
des·ic·cate
[
déssi kàyt
]
(
past and past participle
des·ic·cat·ed
,
present participle
des·ic·cat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
des·ic·cates
)
verb
Definition:
1.
transitive verb
remove or lose moisture:
to remove the moisture from something, or become free of moisture
2.
preserve food by drying:
to preserve food by removing its moisture
3.
transitive verb
make uninteresting:
to remove vitality from something
[
Late 16th century. < Latin
desiccat-
, past participle of
desiccare
"dry out" <
siccus
"dry"
]
des·ic·ca·tion
[
dèssi káysh'n
]
noun
des·ic·ca·tive
[
déssi kàytiv
]
adjective
des·ic·ca·tor
noun
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des·ic·ca·tion [ dèssi káysh'n ] noundes·ic·ca·tive [ déssi kàytiv ] adjectivedes·ic·ca·tor noun
