antidesiccant

[an-tee-des-i-kuhnt, an-tahy-]

an·ti·des·ic·cant

[an-tee-des-i-kuhnt, an-tahy-]
noun Horticulture.
a substance or material applied to a plant, as by spraying, to inhibit moisture loss during transplanting.

Origin:
anti- + desiccant
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Antidesiccant has a plethora of syllables.
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an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
given to using long words.
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