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ˌdehuˈmidify, v.
[f. de- II. + humidify v.]
trans. To reduce the degree of humidity of; to remove moisture from; to dry. So ˌdehumidifiˈcation, the removal of moisture; ˌdehuˈmidified ppl. a.; ˌdehuˈmidifier, a device or substance for dehumidification; ˌdehuˈmidifying vbl. n. and ppl. a.
1921Sci. Amer. 5 Mar. 188/2 Dehumidifier with dew-point control, showing the main parts of the controlling mechanism. 1932Engineering 14 Oct. 458/1 The supply air has to be..dehumidified or dried. Ibid., In this method of drying or dehumidification..the air..is passed through sprays of chilled water. Ibid., The cooled dried air leaving the dehumidifier is warmed. 1933BBC Yearbk. 102 This drying (or ‘de-humidifying’) of the air supply. 1933Archit. Rev. LXXX. p. lxvi, The air conditioner comprises a slow speed fan and motor, heating coils, cooling and dehumidifying coils, air filter and humidifying spray for winter use. 1940Chambers's Techn. Dict. 230/2 Dehumidified air. 1941Chem. Abstr. 1674 Apparatus for humidifying, dehumidifying and cleaning air. 1947Jrnl. R. Aeronaut. Soc. LI. 93/1 For tropical use, dehumidification is achieved by utilising the refrigerating system to cool the air below the dew point. 1958Engineering 28 Feb. 274/2 Nevertheless, filtered and de-humidified air is supplied which is also heated or cooled as required. Ibid. 14 Mar. 352/2 Dehumidification..was very often omitted and ‘conditioning’ came to mean ‘cooling’. 1969J.C. Penney Co. Catal. Fall & Winter 870 (Advt.), 14-pint dehumidifier. Designed for the smaller home—prevents sweating pipes. |