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dryout
[ drahy-out ]
noun
- the process or an instance of drying out:
applying compost to the garden soil to retard dryout.
- Informal. a facility for detoxifying alcoholic patients.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of dryout1
Noun use of verb phrase dry out
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