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Desiccate   Listen
verb
Desiccate  v. t.  (past & past part. desiccated; pres. part. desiccating)  To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit. "Bodies desiccated by heat or age."





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"Desiccate" Quotes from Famous Books



... drying and this is best done by exposing them several days to the fresh air in a dry place—for example, the corridors of the house—being careful not to expose them to the rays of the sun, in which latter event the fleshy and juicy plants which do not desiccate rapidly, ...
— The Medicinal Plants of the Philippines • T. H. Pardo de Tavera


Words linked to "Desiccate" :   exsiccate, dry, desiccation, preserve, dry out, arid, desiccated, keep, hydrate, dehydrate, dull, dry up, desiccant


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