exsiccate
verb (used with object)
to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
exsiccator
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a word derived from
exsiccate.
Example Sentences
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Lead sulphate is formed with evolution of heat; it is let cool under the exsiccator, and weighed as such.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 441, June 14, 1884. by Various
The usual cooling in the exsiccator and weighing concludes the operation.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 832, December 12, 1891 by Various
