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 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.
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 Lacroix, John Victor
Another false impression these zealous guardians of the public health have made is, that I used the exsiccated alum because it was cheap.
Equal parts of boric acid and exsiccated alum serve very well in such cases.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
A useful dusting-powder is one consisting of calamine and 5 per cent. salicylic acid; the exsiccated sulphate of iron, in the form of a powder, may be employed in cases which resist this treatment.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Thomson, Alexis
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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