dryout
American
[drahy-out]
/ ˈdraɪˌaʊt /
noun
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the process or an instance of drying out.
applying compost to the garden soil to retard dryout.
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Informal. a facility for detoxifying alcoholic patients.
Etymology
Origin of dryout
Noun use of verb phrase dry out
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