exsiccation

ex·sic·cate

[ek-si-keyt] verb, ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
2.
to dry up, as moisture.
verb (used without object)
3.
to dry up.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre, equivalent to ex- ex-1 + siccāre to dry, make dry; see -ate1

ex·sic·ca·tion, noun
ex·sic·ca·tive, adjective
ex·sic·ca·tor, noun
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exsiccate (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to dry up; desiccate
 
[C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry]
 
exsic'cation
 
n
 
'exsiccative
 
adj
 
'exsiccator
 
n

exsiccate (ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
to dry up; desiccate
 
[C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry]
 
exsic'cation
 
n
 
'exsiccative
 
adj
 
'exsiccator
 
n

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exsiccate ex·sic·cate (ěk'sĭ-kāt')
v. ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing, ex·sic·cates
To dry up or cause to dry up; desiccate.


ex'sic·ca'tor n.
ex'sic·ca'tive adj.

exsiccation ex·sic·ca·tion (ěk'sĭ-kā'shən)
n.

  1. The process of being dried up; desiccation.

  2. Removal of water of crystallization.

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