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desiccation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dehydration, drying up, evaporation |
| Type of | extraction |
| Has types | inspissation, lyophilisation, lyophilization, freeze-drying |
| Derivation | desiccate |
desiccation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | dehydration |
| Type of | dryness, waterlessness, xerotes |
| Derivation | desiccate |
Examples of desiccation
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Larvae failing in this developmental race are destined to die from desiccation.
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Others survive extreme heat and desiccation, or tolerate freezing temperatures.
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My hope is that there is a simple fix to the packet desiccation blip I experienced.
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For the removal of water through chemical or physical means, see desiccation.
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There is also an absolute alcohol production process by desiccation using glycerol.
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Outgassing can also be reduced simply by desiccation prior to vacuum pumping.
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Is the desiccation of half a continent a temporary or permanent phenomenon?
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In the 1800s, the Valley alternated between flooding in spring and desiccation in summer.
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In most cases, the flesh shows signs of decay before its freezing and later desiccation.
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- Dehydration: dryness resulting from the removal of water
- Dehydration: the process of extracting moisture
- (desiccate) 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
- (desiccate) dehydrate: preserve by removing all water and liquids from; "carry dehydrated food on your camping trip"
- (desiccate) 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 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.
- The state or process of being desiccated; An act or occurrence of desiccating
- (desiccate) to dry; to preserve by drying
