desiccantadj.n.

/dɪˈsɪkənt/

/ˈdɛsɪkənt/

Etymology: < Latin dēsiccānt-em, present participle of dēsiccāre : see desiccate v., and note there as to stress.

A. adj.

Having the property of drying; serving to dry; esp. of a medicinal agent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > drying

dryinga1398

exsiccativec1400

uritivea1425

desiccative?1541

siccative1547

exsiccating1620

desiccating1638

exsiccant1657

desiccant1775

desiccatoryc1800

dehydrating1884

dehumidifying1933

in-sack1951

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Desiccant, drying, drying up humours.

1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 39 Litharge..used as a desiccant astringent powder for ulcers.

1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 236/2 Desiccants, substances of a hygroscopic nature, capable of absorbing moisture and therefore used as drying agents.

1958 Engineering 14 Mar. 352/3 Air passing through the desiccant (activated alumina) is practically sterile when it leaves.

1967 Times Rev. Industry May 80/2 A hermetically sealed polythene film bag, with a quantity of desiccant enclosed within it.

B. n.

A drying or desiccating agent; a medicine or remedy which dries up.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry > that which

desiccativec1400

dryer1528

desiccant1676

siccative1825

desiccator1837

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > drying medicine

desiccativec1400

exsiccative1562

desiccant1676

exsiccant1676

1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. viii. v. (R.) We endeavour by moderate detergents and desiccants, to cleanse and dry the diseased parts.

1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Sept. 3/1 Dry air is the most effective desiccant.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	desiccant
释义	desiccantadj.n. /dɪˈsɪkənt//ˈdɛsɪkənt/ Etymology: < Latin dēsiccānt-em, present participle of dēsiccāre : see desiccate v., and note there as to stress. A. adj. Having the property of drying; serving to dry; esp. of a medicinal agent. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > drying dryinga1398 exsiccativec1400 uritivea1425 desiccative?1541 siccative1547 exsiccating1620 desiccating1638 exsiccant1657 desiccant1775 desiccatoryc1800 dehydrating1884 dehumidifying1933 in-sack1951 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Desiccant, drying, drying up humours. 1875 H. C. Wood Treat. Therapeutics (1879) 39 Litharge..used as a desiccant astringent powder for ulcers. 1940 Chambers's Techn. Dict. 236/2 Desiccants, substances of a hygroscopic nature, capable of absorbing moisture and therefore used as drying agents. 1958 Engineering 14 Mar. 352/3 Air passing through the desiccant (activated alumina) is practically sterile when it leaves. 1967 Times Rev. Industry May 80/2 A hermetically sealed polythene film bag, with a quantity of desiccant enclosed within it. B. n. A drying or desiccating agent; a medicine or remedy which dries up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [noun] > making dry > that which desiccativec1400 dryer1528 desiccant1676 siccative1825 desiccator1837 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > medicines for specific purpose > medicine to draw, disperse, etc., matter or humours > [noun] > drying medicine desiccativec1400 exsiccative1562 desiccant1676 exsiccant1676 1676 R. Wiseman Severall Chirurg. Treat. viii. v. (R.) We endeavour by moderate detergents and desiccants, to cleanse and dry the diseased parts. 1866 Pall Mall Gaz. 6 Sept. 3/1 Dry air is the most effective desiccant. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1676
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