Desiccate
91desiccation — See desiccate. * * * …
92desiccant — /des i keuhnt/, adj. 1. desiccating or drying, as a medicine. n. 2. a desiccant substance or agent. [1670 80; < L desiccant , s. of desiccans, prp. of desiccare to dry up. See DESICCATE, ANT] * * * …
93desiccated — /des i kay tid/, adj. dehydrated or powdered: desiccated coconut. [1670 80; DESICCATE + ED2] * * * …
94desiccator — /des i kay teuhr/, n. 1. an apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc. 2. Chem. a. an apparatus for absorbing the moisture present in a chemical substance. b. an airtight, usually glass container containing calcium chloride or some other drying agent …
95art conservation and restoration — Maintenance and preservation of works of art, their protection from future damage, deterioration, or neglect, and the repair or renovation of works that have deteriorated or been damaged. Research in art history has relied heavily on 20th and… …
96electrosurgery — noun The application of high frequency electric current to tissue as a means to cut, coagulate, desiccate, or fulgurate it …
97desiccation — noun a) The state or process of being desiccated b) An act or occurrence of desiccating See Also: desiccant, desiccate, desiccator …
98moisturize — verb a) to make more moist b) to make more humid Syn: moisten, moisturise, humidify Ant: dry, desiccate …
99desiccative — adjective causing to desiccate, dry …
100exsiccate — verb /ˈek.sɪ.keɪt/lang=en to dry, to desiccate, to dehydrate …
