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desiccate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | arid, desiccated |
a desiccate romance.
a prissy and emotionless creature...settles into a mold of desiccated snobbery.
Examples of desiccate
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Cambodia's dry season causes forests to desiccate and forest fires are common.
From the sciencedaily.com
That kind of weather will quickly desiccate a broadleaf evergreen in winter.
From the washingtonpost.com
Most ethanol fuel refineries use an adsorbent or zeolite to desiccate the ethanol stream.
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Cold wind will desiccate exposed plant tissues, causing them to be vulnerable to further damage.
From the thenewstribune.com
They can't desiccate us, nor blow away our soil base.
From the delawareonline.com
To simulate spaceflight, she suggests that the experiments be repeated in a high vacuum, which can desiccate microbes.
From the newscientist.com
A human being transported to this hellish environment would be crushed, suffocate, desiccate, and possibly ignite.
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The microbiological culture had failed to gain a foothold in the mixing chamber, which meant that all the machine had done was to masticate and desiccate the contents.
From the latimes.com
Virginia Tech leads the biological control efforts to curb the spread of HWA, which feeds on the cells that transfer and store nutrients in hemlock trees until their needles desiccate.
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- 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
- Dehydrate: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
- Exsiccate: lose water or moisture; "In the desert, you get dehydrated very quickly"
- (desiccated) thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split"
- (desiccation) dehydration: dryness resulting from the removal of water
- (desiccation) dehydration: the process of extracting moisture
- 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.
- To dry; to preserve by drying
- (Desiccated) Expansive soils (usually silts and clays) which have developed cracks due to shrinkage from a loss of moisture.
