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单词 exsiccate
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exsiccate

[ ek-si-keyt ]
/ ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt /
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verb (used with object), ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.

to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
to dry up, as moisture.

verb (used without object), ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.

to dry up.

Origin of exsiccate

1375–1425; late Middle English <Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre, equivalent to ex-ex-1 + siccāre to dry, make dry; see -ate1

OTHER WORDS FROM exsiccate

ex·sic·ca·tion, nounex·sic·ca·tive, adjectiveex·sic·ca·tor, noun

Words nearby exsiccate

exsertile, ex-service, ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman, exsiccant, exsiccate, exsiccation, exsiccatum, ex silentio, exsolution, exsolve
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British Dictionary definitions for exsiccate

exsiccate
/ (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) /

verb

to dry up; desiccate

Derived forms of exsiccate

exsiccation, nounexsiccative, adjectiveexsiccator, noun

Word Origin for exsiccate

C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry
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Medical definitions for exsiccate

exsiccate
[ ĕksĭ-kāt′ ]

v.

To dry up or cause to dry up; desiccate.

Other words from exsiccate

exsic•ca′tor n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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