desiccated

des·ic·cate

D0159200 (dĕs′ĭ-kāt′)v. des·ic·cat·ed, des·ic·cat·ing, des·ic·cates v.tr.1. To dry out thoroughly.2. To preserve (foods) by removing the moisture. See Synonyms at dry.3. To make dry, dull, or lifeless: "Stalinism desiccated the grassroots of urban government" (Timothy J. Colton).v.intr. To become dry; dry out.adj. (also -kĭt) Lacking spirit or animation; arid: "There was only the sun-bruised and desiccate feeling in his mind" (J.R. Salamanca).

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[Latin dēsiccāre, dēsiccāt- : dē-, de- + siccāre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).]

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des′ic·ca′tion n.des′ic·ca′tive adj.des′ic·ca′tor n.

desiccated

(ˈdɛsɪˌkeɪtɪd) adj1. (Cookery) dehydrated and powdered: desiccated coconut. 2. (Chemistry) dehydrated and powdered: desiccated coconut. 3. lacking in spirit or animation

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	desiccated - thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"dried-outdry - free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet; "dry land"; "dry clothes"; "a dry climate"; "dry splintery boards"; "a dry river bed"; "the paint is dry"
	2.	desiccated - preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated coconut meat"dehydrated, driedpreserved - prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
	3.	desiccated - lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolodesiccate, ariddull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"

desiccated

adjective1. dried, dehydrated, dry, powdered desiccated flowers and leaves2. dull, dry, lifeless, passionless, spiritless, dry-as-dust a desiccated and boring individual

Translations

干燥的

desiccated

(ˈdesikeitid) adjective completely dried out. desiccated coconut. 乾燥的 干燥的