exsiccative

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ex·sic·cate

E0293900 (ĕk′sĭ-kāt′)intr. & tr.v. ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing, ex·sic·cates To dry up or cause to dry up.
[Middle English exsiccaten, from Latin exsiccāre, exsiccāt- : ex-, ex- + siccāre, to dry (from siccus, dry).]
ex′sic·ca′tion n.ex′sic·ca′tive adj.ex′sic·ca′tor n.