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desiccated Definition


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desiccate
verb desiccated, desiccating
    1. To dry or remove the moisture from something, especially from food in order to preserve it.
    intr
    2. To dry up.
Derivative: desiccated
adj
    Having had the moisture removed; dry
      Thesaurus: dry, dehydrated, dried, drained.
Derivative: desiccation
noun
    Etymology: 16c: from Latin desiccare, desiccatum to dry up.



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