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/ˈdesiˌkāt/,
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desiccates, 3rd person singular present; desiccated, past tense; desiccated, past participle; desiccating, present participle;
  1. Remove the moisture from (something, esp. food), typically in order to preserve it
    • - desiccated coconut
  2. Lacking interest, passion, or energy
    • - a desiccated history of ideas
  1. arid: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo
  2. dehydrate: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
  3. exsiccate: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
  4. (desiccated) thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
  5. (desiccation) dehydration: dryness resulting from the removal of water
  6. (desiccation) dehydration: the process of extracting moisture
  7. Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme drying. A desiccant is a hygroscopic substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately-well sealed container.
  8. to dry; to preserve by drying
  9. (Desiccated) Expansive soils (usually silts and clays) which have developed cracks due to shrinkage from a loss of moisture.
  10. (Desiccating) The act of drying timber in artifically heated chambers, i.e. Kiln Drying.
  11. (Desiccation) Winter injury sustained on exposed turf areas when subject to high winds or loss of moisture from a plant because of hot, dry weather or chemicals.
  12. (Desiccation) to lose moisture or dry up.
  13. (DESICCATION) loss of water from pore spaces of sediments through compaction or through evaporation caused by exposure to air; cracking of the soil due to shrinkage during drying.
  14. (DESICCATION) Drying out. A term often used for winter killing due to a deficit of moisture both in the soil and in the air. Even dormant plants need moisture and air in the soil.
  15. (Desiccation) Drying out. Happens to plants in high summer and can also happen to captive bred pupae.
  16. (Desiccation) is one of the four major systems of storing microbes. Desiccation is the removal of H2O from the microbial culture. Desiccation is mostly used to store the bacteria (fungi like with hyphea) actinomycetes  for long periods. ...
  17. (desiccation) Damage to a plant or tree caused by dehydrating of leaves. This frequently happens most often on evergreen plants during the winter where cold winds virtually freeze dry the leaves.
  18. To dry out, usually by evaporation of water.
  19. Cause to dry up. Insecticidal soap desiccates its victims.
  20. Don't let memory dry up when spelling this word: double the C and not the S.
  21. (des' kt)    To dehydrate or dry out completely.
  22. To dry, exhaust or deprive of water or moisture. Any chemical used for this purpose is called a desiccant. An apparatus for drying and preventing hygroscopic samples from rehydrating is a desiccator. The process is desiccation.
  23. To remove the moisture from something, especially food, in order to preserve it. Most often used in conjunction with coconut.
  24. (vb.): to dry up or to become dry. Back
  25. to make dry; to remove all moisture.