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desiccation
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).
[Latin dēsiccāre, dēsiccāt- : dē-, de- + siccāre, to dry up (from siccus, dry).]
des′ic·ca′tion n.des′ic·ca′tive adj.des′ic·ca′tor n.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | desiccation - dryness resulting from the removal of waterdehydrationdryness, waterlessness, xerotes - the condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid (especially water) | | 2. | desiccation - the process of extracting moisturedrying up, evaporation, dehydrationextraction - the process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical meansfreeze-drying, lyophilisation, lyophilization - a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimesinspissation - the process of thickening by dehydrationplastination - a process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues; water and lipids are replaced by curable polymers (silicone or epoxy or polyester) that are subsequently hardened; "the plastination of specimens is valuable for research and teaching" |
TranslationsDesiccation
desiccation[‚des·ə′kā·shən] (hydrology) The permanent decrease or disappearance of water from a region, caused by a decrease of rainfall, a failure to maintain irrigation, or deforestation or overcropping. (science and technology) Thorough removal of water from a substance, often with the use of a desiccant. Desiccation the preharvest drying of plants, which hastens their maturation and facilitates machine harvesting. Desiccation is carried out with the help of chemical substances, desiccants . It is most widespread in cotton cultivation. Desiccation of cotton resulting in the opening of as much as 60-75 percent of the bolls does not reduce either the quantity of raw cotton harvested or its quality. Desiccation is also being introduced in harvesting the seeds of horsebeans, legumes , and lupines, sugar beets, rice, wheat, and other crops. desiccation1. The use of a desiccant for drying. 2. The use of heated air to remove moisture, as from timber in a kiln.desiccation
desiccation [des″ĭ-ka´shun] the act of drying.des·ic·ca·tion (des'i-kā'shŭn), The process of being desiccated. Synonym(s): dehydration (4) , exsiccation (1) desiccation Medtalk → Vox populi Dryingdes·ic·ca·tion (des'i-kā'shŭn) The process of being desiccated.
Synonym(s): dehydration (4) , exsiccation (1) . desiccation the process by which a substance is dried out and the moisture removed. This is often carried out in a desiccator, which contains a substance which will take up water, such as calcium chloride.desiccationThe process of becoming dry. See dry eye.des·ic·ca·tion (des'i-kā'shŭn) The process of being desiccated.
Synonym(s): dehydration (4) , exsiccation (1) . desiccation
Synonyms for desiccationnoun dryness resulting from the removal of waterSynonymsRelated Words- dryness
- waterlessness
- xerotes
noun the process of extracting moistureSynonyms- drying up
- evaporation
- dehydration
Related Words- extraction
- freeze-drying
- lyophilisation
- lyophilization
- inspissation
- plastination
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