exsiccation
[ ĕk′sĭ-kā′shən ]
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n.
The process of being dried up; desiccation.
Removal of water of crystallization.
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Words nearby exsiccation
ex-service, ex-serviceman, ex-servicewoman, exsiccant, exsiccate, exsiccation, exsiccatum, ex silentio, exsolution, exsolve, exsorption
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He knew this, too, that bitter things are suitable; for to dry up wounds requires exsiccation.
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