dehydrate
verb (used with object)
to deprive (a chemical compound) of water or the elements of water.
has dehydrated
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present perfectof dehydrate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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According to Payen, the rapidity of setting, provided the plaster has dehydrated at a temperature sufficiently low, depends entirely on the structure of gypsum employed.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 by Various
