desiccationnoun [ U ]
uk/ˌdes.ɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌdes.əˈkeɪ.ʃən/specializedthe process of becoming completely dried
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Dry weather, arid conditions & dryness
- arid
- aridity
- as dry as a bone idiom
- bone
- bone dry idiom
- dehydrate
- desertification
- dried
- dry
- dry (sth) out
- dry up
- dust devil
- frazzled
- parch
- parched
- sandstorm
- semi-arid
- subarid
- sun-baked
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Examples from literature
- A faint, spiced odor of desiccation filled the bare walls.
- He ascribed the desiccation to the gradual elevation of the western part of the country.
- In about two months the process of desiccation was completed.
- In the gradual desiccation of that region, the lake has now entirely disappeared.
- Virginity, like certain fruits, can only be preserved by a process of desiccation.