a substance added to paint, varnish, etc. to make it dry fast
2.
dryer
adjective
3. compar. of
dry
drier in Chemical Engineering
(draɪər)
Word forms: (regular plural) driers
noun
(Chemical Engineering: Drying and evaporation)
A drier is a vessel or stage which removes a volatile material, especially water, from a solid.
The particles are conveyed to a fluid bed drier where the material is dried at a temperature of 140°F to a moisture content of lessthan 0.5 percent.
A typical drier is an enclosed desiccant bed of adsorbent material designed to extract moisture fromair, gases, or liquids.
A drier is a vessel or stage which removes a volatile material, especially water, from asolid.
Examples of 'drier' in a sentence
drier
In the drier lands to the east, the clearance of the forest to make way for cattle had caused catastrophic soil erosion.
Tony Juniper SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2005)
They could hear the drier voice of Justice Page behind them, instructing the gentlemen of the jury.
Heller, Keith MAN'S LOVING FAMILY (2005)
As the ground grew even drier and rougher, Maram's sorrel slowed his pace even more.
David Zindell THE LIGHTSTONE: BOOK ONE, PART TWO OF THE EA CYCLE (2005)
All related terms of 'drier'
adry
dry
arefy
to dry
dry
If something is dry , there is no water or moisture on it or in it.
hirstie
dry
hand-drier
an electrical appliance , usually found in public toilets , that dries a person's hands through the expulsion of hot air
clothes drier
a machine that dries wet laundry by rotating it in warmed air inside a metal drum
bone dry
If you say that something is bone dry , you are emphasizing that it is very dry indeed.
Japan
an archipelago and empire in E Asia , extending for 3200 km (2000 miles) between the Sea of Japan and the Pacific and consisting of the main islands of Hokkaido , Honshu , Shikoku , and Kyushu and over 3000 smaller islands: feudalism abolished in 1871, followed by industrialization and expansion of territories , esp during World Wars I and II, when most of SE Asia came under Japanese control; dogma of the emperor's divinity abolished in 1946 under a new democratic constitution ; by the 1980s, rapid economic growth made Japan the most industrialized nation in the Far East . Official language: Japanese. Religion : Shintoist majority , large Buddhist minority . Currency : yen . Capital: Tokyo . Pop: 127 484 450 (2017 est). Area: 369 660 sq km (142 726 sq miles)
medium-dry
Medium-dry wine or sherry is not very sweet.
tumble dryer
A tumble dryer is an electric machine which dries washing by turning it over and over and blowing warm air onto it.
to suck someone dry
If you say that someone is sucking something dry or milking it dry , you are criticizing them for taking all the good things from it until there is nothing left.