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des⋅ic⋅cant

  [des-i-kuhnt]
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–adjective
1. desiccating or drying, as a medicine.
–noun
2. a desiccant substance or agent.
Origin:
1670–80; < L dēsiccant-, s. of dēsiccāns, prp. of dēsiccāre to dry up. See desiccate, -ant
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des·ic·cant   (děs'ĭ-kənt)   
n.  A substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high affinity for water and is used as a drying agent.

[From Latin dēsiccāns, dēsiccant-, present participle of dēsiccāre, to desiccate; see desiccate.]
des'ic·cant adj.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: 1des·ic·cant
Pronunciation: 'des-i-k&nt
Function: adjective
: tending to dry or desiccate <desiccantmaterials>

Main Entry: 2desiccant
Function: noun
: a drying agent (as calcium chloride)
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desiccant des·ic·cant (děs'ĭ-kənt)
n.
A substance, such as calcium oxide or silica gel, that has a high affinity for water and is used as a drying agent. adj.
Causing or promoting dryness.

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