desiccatory,a.|dɪˈsɪkətərɪ| [f. as desiccate v. + -ory.] Desiccative. c1800Travels of Anacharsis II. 467 (L.) Pork is desiccatory, but it strengthens and passes easily.1892Athenæum 30 Jan. 145/2 Beneath the desiccatory influences to which Central Asia has been subject for centuries.