exsiccativeadj.n.

/ˈɛksɪkeɪtɪv/

/ɛksˈsɪkətɪv/

Forms: Middle English exsiccatif, 1500s–1600s exiccative, (1500s excicatiue), 1600s–1700s exsiccative, exssiccative.

Etymology: < medieval Latin exsiccatīvus, < Latin exsiccāre : see exsiccate adj. Compare French exsiccatif (Cotgrave).

A. adj.

Tending to make dry or to produce dryness, having the power or quality of drying up.

ΘΚΠ

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

dryinga1398

exsiccativec1400

uritivea1425

desiccative?1541

siccative1547

exsiccating1620

desiccating1638

exsiccant1657

desiccant1775

desiccatoryc1800

dehydrating1884

dehumidifying1933

in-sack1951

c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. B.) 87 A medycine mundyficatyff & exsiccatif.

1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. ii. f. 54^v It hath vertue alteratiue, resoluative, and excicatiue.

1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Aaa^v* Zopissa..is more efficaciously exsiccative.

1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang.

1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon

B. n.

An exsiccative medicine or substance.

ΘΚΠ

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

1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 28, in Bulwarke of Defence I will giue you the difference of exiccatiues, or driyng Simples.

1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 95 If too moist, apply exsiccatives.

1765 Universal Mag. 37 355/2 Incrustatives and exsiccatives, as myrrh, aloes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	exsiccative
释义	exsiccativeadj.n. /ˈɛksɪkeɪtɪv//ɛksˈsɪkətɪv/ Forms: Middle English exsiccatif, 1500s–1600s exiccative, (1500s excicatiue), 1600s–1700s exsiccative, exssiccative. Etymology: < medieval Latin exsiccatīvus, < Latin exsiccāre : see exsiccate adj. Compare French exsiccatif (Cotgrave). A. adj. Tending to make dry or to produce dryness, having the power or quality of drying up. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > drying dryinga1398 exsiccativec1400 uritivea1425 desiccative?1541 siccative1547 exsiccating1620 desiccating1638 exsiccant1657 desiccant1775 desiccatoryc1800 dehydrating1884 dehumidifying1933 in-sack1951 c1400 Lanfranc's Cirurg. (MS. B.) 87 A medycine mundyficatyff & exsiccatif. 1563 T. Gale Certaine Wks. Chirurg. iv. ii. f. 54^v It hath vertue alteratiue, resoluative, and excicatiue. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Medicinal Materials i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Aaa^v* Zopissa..is more efficaciously exsiccative. 1755 in S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. 1884 in New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon B. n. An exsiccative medicine or substance. ΘΚΠ 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 1562 W. Bullein Dial. Sorenes f. 28, in Bulwarke of Defence I will giue you the difference of exiccatiues, or driyng Simples. 1676 J. Evelyn Philos. Disc. Earth 95 If too moist, apply exsiccatives. 1765 Universal Mag. 37 355/2 Incrustatives and exsiccatives, as myrrh, aloes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.n.c1400
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