antisiccative
ə adjective
1.
causing or promoting absorption of moisture; drying.
noun
2.
a siccative substance, especially in paint.
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| —n | |
| a substance added to a liquid to promote drying: used in paints and some medicines | |
| [C16: from Late Latin siccātīvus, from Latin siccāre to dry up, from siccus dry] | |
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Word Origin & History
siccative
1547, from L.L. siccativus "drying, siccative," from L. siccatus, pp. of siccare "to dry," from siccus "dry," from PIE base *seikw- "to flow out" (cf. Avestan hiku- "dry," Gk. iskhnos "dry, withered," Lith. seklus "shallow," M.Ir. sesc "dry," Skt. sincati "makes dry"). The noun is first recorded 1825.
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siccative sic·ca·tive (sĭk'ə-tĭv)
n.
A substance added to some medicines to promote drying; a drier.
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