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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In spite of philosophy, I am rather ashamed of this unceremonious exsiccation of your financial river.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by H. Wragg
The aërial current, now deprived of all the humidity with which it can part, arrives in a state of complete exsiccation at Peru, where consequently no rain falls.
From Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology by Sir Charles Lyell
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
The Flowers.—It has an exceedingly pleasant smell, which is improved by moderate exsiccation; the taste is sub-saline, and somewhat austere.
From The Botanist's Companion, Volume II by William Salisbury
