exsiccate
verb (used with object)
to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
exsiccation
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a word derived from
exsiccate.
Example Sentences
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There instead of exsiccation he was confronted by a dreadful humidity, an infertile ooze that seemed almost less susceptible to cultivation than the other.
From The Altar Steps by Compton MacKenzie
It may now be expected that I should offer some opinion, as to the antiquity and race of this singular exsiccation.
From An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians by H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow
He knew this, too, that bitter things are suitable; for to dry up wounds requires exsiccation.
From Complete Works of Plutarch — Volume 3: Essays and Miscellanies by Plutarch
It is a perfect exsiccation, all the fluids are dried up.
From An Introduction to the mortuary customs of the North American Indians by H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow
It may now be expected that I should offer some opinion as to the antiquity and race of this singular exsiccation.
From A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by H. C. (Harry Crécy) Yarrow
