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单词 desiccation
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desiccation

noun

des·​ic·​ca·​tion ˌde-si-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce desiccation (audio)
: the act or process of drying or desiccating something or the state of being or becoming dried up : removal or loss of moisture : thorough drying
desiccation of soil
This … led to the increasingly dry climate and eventual desiccation of all Central Asia and Tibet. Frits Staal

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

desiccation

noun

des·​ic·​ca·​tion ˌdes-i-ˈkā-shən How to pronounce desiccation (audio)
: the act or process of desiccating or the state of being or becoming desiccated
especially : a complete or nearly complete deprivation of moisture (as by vaporization or by evaporation) or of water not chemically combined : dehydration
from the long-wave diathermy machine two distinct currents are obtained which produce desiccation and electrocoagulation respectively W. H. Schmidt
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