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Desiccate
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Meaning
Verb
●
To
remove
moisture
from; to dry.
●
To
preserve
by drying.
●
To become
dry
; to
dry
up.
Adj
●
Having had
moisture
removed
;
dehydrated
, desiccated.
Noun
●
A
substance
which has been
desiccated
, that is, had its
moisture
removed.
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Origin
desiccate
English
desicco
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Dehydrate
Exiccate
Exsiccate
Parch
Dried
Antonyms
Hydrate
Moisten
Moisturize
Wet
Related
Polymerize
Volatilize
Decompose
Solubilize
Mummify
Dehydrate
Liquefy
Remineralize
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