exsiccate
11exsiccate — ex•sic•cate [[t]ˈɛk sɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME < L exsiccātus, ptp. of exsiccāre to dry up ex sic•ca′tion, n …
12exsiccate — /ˈɛksəkeɪt/ (say eksuhkayt) verb (t) (exsiccated, exsiccating) 1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance. 2. to dry up, as moisture. {Latin exsiccātus, past participle} –exsiccation /ɛksəˈkeɪʃən/ (say eksuh kayshuhn), noun… …
13exsiccate — v.t. desiccate. ♦ exsiccation, ♦ exsiccator, n. ♦ exsiccative, a …
14exsiccate — verb lose water or moisture In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly • Syn: ↑dehydrate, ↑dry up, ↑desiccate • Ant: ↑hydrate (for: ↑dehydrate) …
15Exsiccated — Exsiccate Ex sic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T.… …
16Exsiccating — Exsiccate Ex sic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T.… …
17desiccate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. dry up, wither; dehydrate. See dryness. Ant., moisten, water. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To dry] Syn. dry up, parch, exsiccate, drain; see dry 2 . 2. [To preserve] Syn. dehydrate, anhydrate, evaporate,… …
18dry — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. arid, thirsty (see dryness); barren, sterile; humorless, grave. See impotence, weariness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Having little or no moisture] Syn. arid, parched, waterless, dried up, evaporated …
19Dryness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dryness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dryness dryness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 siccity siccity aridity drought ebb tide low water GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 exsiccation| exsiccation| desiccation …
20ex|sic|cant — «ehk SIHK uhnt», adjective, noun. –adj. having the power of drying up, as a medicine. –n. an exsiccant medicine or agent. ╂[< Latin exsiccāns, antis, present participle of exsiccāre; see etym. under exsiccate (Cf. ↑exsiccate)] …
