exsiccate
Americanverb (used with object)
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to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
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to dry up, as moisture.
verb (used without object)
verb
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Etymology
Origin of exsiccate
1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up, equivalent to ex- ex- 1 + siccāre to dry, make dry; see -ate 1
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On August 13, 1878, I obtained letters patent for the exclusive right to use exsiccated ammonia alum in baking powders.
The fresh root, wounded early in the spring, yields and odorous yellow juice, which slowly exsiccated proves an elegant gummy resin, very rich in the virtues of the Angelica.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
An antiseptic powder composed of equal parts of boric acid and exsiccated alum is employed to protect the wound surfaces and the margins, and the parts are then bandaged.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
Equal parts of boric acid and exsiccated alum constitute a suitable combination for the treatment of these cases, and this powder should be liberally employed.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
The entire wound is then covered with a dusting powder composed of zinc oxide, boric acid, exsiccated alum, phenol and camphor.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
After more than a thousand experiments covering a period of six months, I discovered by exsiccating ammonia alum I provided an article that would possess the necessary qualities.
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