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desiccative

adj

Etymology

From desiccate + -ive.

  1. derived from dēsiccātus
  2. suffixed as desiccative — “desiccate + ive”

Definitions

  1. causing to desiccate

    causing to desiccate; drying out

  2. Any substance that promotes drying.

The neighborhood

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