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Desiccation   /dˌɛsəkˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Desiccation

noun
1.
Dryness resulting from the removal of water.  Synonym: dehydration.
2.
The process of extracting moisture.  Synonyms: dehydration, drying up, evaporation.






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"Desiccation" Quotes from Famous Books



... to the mode or state in which plants are preserved, desiccation, accompanied by pressing, is the most generally used. Some persons, Sir J.E. Smith observes, recommend the preservation of specimens in weak spirits of wine, and this mode is by far the most eligible ...
— Flowers and Flower-Gardens • David Lester Richardson

... name of Nyanja Mukulu (Great Lake). It is evident from the shore line still to be observed on the adjacent hills, that in ancient times these were really lakes, and the traditional names thus preserved are only another evidence of the general desiccation which Africa has undergone. ...
— A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries • David Livingstone



Words linked to "Desiccation" :   extraction, lyophilization, lyophilisation, waterlessness, xerotes, plastination, dryness, inspissation, desiccate, freeze-drying



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