desiccate

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To remove moisture from

   To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.

   • […] As in Bodies deſsiccate, by Heat, or Age; For in them, when the Natiue Spirit goeth forth, and the Moiſture with it, the Aire with time getteth into the Pores.
   • Except on the borders of the ocean, and on the mountain sides where it deposits moisture in a visible form, the sea breeze has a drying effect. It desiccates the soil with rapidity.
2. 2

   To preserve by drying.

   • The nuts are then passed into a double disc machine, and this travelling at a speed of 3,000 revolutions per minute desiccates the coconut.
   • All equipment used for removing the meat from the shell and for grinding, shredding, drying, classifying, and desiccating the coconut should be clean and free from pathogens.
3. 3

   To become dry

   To become dry; to dry up.

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   1. 4

      Having had moisture removed

      Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.

      • It [the byssus fungus] is not only capable of propagation by the most minute fragments, however rudely detached, but it also retains the principle of revivification for years together when in a desiccate state.
      • How many years have you been here? / […] / Before a desiccate sky left rivers of cracks / in the belly of your red earth?
   2. 5

      A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.

      • The Cy dyes are shipped as a desiccate in sealed packs.

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