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Dryness resulting from the removal of water
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desiccation
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ He puts the variation down to pigeon damage and heavy rains after desiccation . ▪ In this way the timbers will be protected from repeated desiccation and expansion, potentially a grave danger to such ancient wood. ▪ Indeed, in ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
early 15c., from Middle French desiccation or directly from Late Latin desiccationem (nominative desiccatio ), noun of action from past participle stem of Latin desiccare "to make very dry," from de- "thoroughly" (see de- ) + siccare "to dry" (see siccative ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.] The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context uncountable English) The state or process of being desiccated 2 An act or occurrence of desiccate
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying . A desiccant is a hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: dehydration ] the process of extracting moisture [syn: dehydration , drying up , evaporation ]
Usage examples of desiccation.
The ostrichlike, omnivorous cavalry mounts were actually related to the vastly larger packbeasts, so they had leathery skin and were more capable of handling desiccation than the slime coated, amphibian-derived Mardukans.
But with all that, desiccation is evident, and it progresses at a formerly unexpected speed.
But if part of the wide area occupied by the squirrels begins to have its physical characters altered--in consequence of, let us say, a milder climate or desiccation, which both bring about an increase of the pine forests in proportion to the larch woods--and if some other conditions concur to induce the squirrels to dwell on the outskirts of the desiccating region--we shall have then a new variety, i.
The colours spoke to her of custard, of blancmange a leaden meat tea served on pastel plates, the desiccation of a proletarian wake for some tyrant grandad, or some pub parrot of a granny, mad these thirty years.