Hypertext Webster Gateway: "desiccation"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.]
The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
desiccation
n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: {dehydration}]
2: the process of extracting moisture (as by heat) [syn: {dehydration},
{drying up}, {evaporation}]
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