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desiccation

noun
/ˌdɛsɪˈkeɪʃən/UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French dessiccation, from Late Latin desiccatio, desiccationem, from Latin desicco.

  1. derived from desicco
  2. derived from desiccatio
  3. borrowed from dessiccation

Definitions

  1. The state or process of being desiccated

  2. An act or occurrence of desiccating

    • The most important mortality affecting the larval population was most probably caused by the repeated desiccations of the marsh in the summer.

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Derived

cryodesiccation, desiccational, desiccome, electrodesiccation

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for desiccation. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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