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desiccate

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
desiccate /ˈdɛsɪkeɪt/

▶verb remove the moisture from.

– derivatives
desiccator noun,
desiccation noun,
desiccative adjective.

– origin C16 (earlier (ME) as desiccation): from L. desiccat-, desiccare ‘make thoroughly dry’.

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