单词 | exsiccate |
释义 | exsiccate[ ek-si-keyt ] / ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR exsiccate ON THESAURUS.COM 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 exsiccate1375–1425; 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 exsiccateex·sic·ca·tion, nounex·sic·ca·tive, adjectiveex·sic·ca·tor, nounWords nearby exsiccateexsertile, ex-service, ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman, exsiccant, exsiccate, exsiccation, exsiccatum, ex silentio, exsolution, exsolve Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for exsiccateexsiccate / (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) / verbto dry up; desiccate Derived forms of exsiccateexsiccation, nounexsiccative, adjectiveexsiccator, nounWord Origin for exsiccateC15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for exsiccateexsiccate [ ĕk′sĭ-kāt′ ] v.To dry up or cause to dry up; desiccate. Other words from exsiccateex′sic•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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