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The meaning of Desiccant

Desiccant – definition

noun

A hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent.

Usage examples:

Natural desiccants cause fleas to dehydrate and die
noun

A substance used to remove moisture (= liquid in the form of small drops) from something

Usage examples:

They used chemical desiccants to dry out the air.

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干燥剂

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Droogmiddel

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Déshydratant

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Trockenmittel

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शोषक, अवशोषक

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Essiccante, Essiccativo

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건조제

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Осушитель, Сиккатив, Сушащий

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Desecante

Word origin

late 17th century: from Latin desiccant- ‘making thoroughly dry’, from the verb desiccare .

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Desiccant – similar words

desiccates

verb

Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Usage examples:

Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun
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desiccated

adjective

Having had all moisture removed; dried out.

Usage examples:

The withered, desiccated landscape
verb

Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Usage examples:

Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun
adjective

Dried, with the moisture removed

Usage examples:

100 g of desiccated coconut, all the party seems to have to offer is the same desiccated old ideas.
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desiccate

verb

Remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry.

Usage examples:

Both the older growth and the new vegetation were desiccated by months of relentless sun
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desiccants

noun

A hygroscopic substance used as a drying agent.

Usage examples:

Natural desiccants cause fleas to dehydrate and die
noun

A substance used to remove moisture (= liquid in the form of small drops) from something

Usage examples:

They used chemical desiccants to dry out the air.
All meanings and translations of Desiccants

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