Sekirov Dictionary

desiccate

/ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

verb 3
adjective 1
/ˈdɛsɪkət/ noun 1
forms 5

verb3

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To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
- […] As in Bodies dessiccate, by Heat, or Age; For in them, when the Natiue Spirit goeth forth, and the Moisture with it, the Aire with time getteth into the Pores. — 1631
•
To preserve by drying.
- The nuts are then passed into a double disc machine, and this travelling at a speed of 3,000 revolutions per minute desiccates the coconut. — 1929
(rare) To become dry; to dry up.

adjective1

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Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.
- How many years have you been here? / […] / Before a desiccate sky left rivers of cracks / in the belly of your red earth? — 2016

desiccate

/ˈdɛsɪkət/

noun1

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A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.
- The Cy dyes are shipped as a desiccate in sealed packs. — 2011

forms

desiccated · desiccating · desiccates · more desiccate · most desiccate

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