desiccant
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of desiccant
1670–80; < Latin dēsiccant-, stem of dēsiccāns, present participle of dēsiccāre to dry up. See desiccate, -ant
Example Sentences
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Water-adsorption polymers have been playing a key part in atmospheric water harvesting and desiccant air conditioning, but desorption so that the polymers can be efficiently reused has been an issue.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 27, 2024
Using sunlight or renewable electricity they heat the desiccant to 65C which releases the moisture, which can then be condensed into drinking water.
From BBC ● May 27, 2024
The liquid salt desiccant then runs through a heat pump system to be recharged.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 29, 2023
The agency in September 2021 said it “wants to evaluate the future risk” of inflators made with desiccant and installed in vehicles that have not been recalled.
From Reuters ● Sep. 21, 2021
Subsequent treatment consists in a local application of a desiccant dusting powder, which should be applied five or six times daily.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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