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
Other Word Forms
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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The margins of the wound were cleansed as heretofore described, a drainage was provided surgically, tincture of iodin was injected and the wound was covered with equal parts of boric acid and exsiccated alum.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by John Victor Lacroix
The use of exsiccated ammonia alum has been declared unhealthful by the advocates of other baking powders, and every manufacturer using it has been held up for public reprobation.
With this simple introduction I now avow myself the originator and patentee of exsiccated ammonia alum baking powder.
On August 13, 1878, I obtained letters patent for the exclusive right to use exsiccated ammonia alum in baking powders.
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
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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