desiccated
Americanadjective
adjective
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dehydrated and powdered
desiccated coconut
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lacking in spirit or animation
Other Word Forms
- undesiccated adjective
Etymology
Origin of desiccated
Example Sentences
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It also got a reprieve in November, when Trump modified his executive order to exempt more than 100 food items from the tariffs—including the desiccated coconut Kesselhaut imports from the Philippines.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
"Everything is there. I was stuck here," he told AFP in Karachi, near the well-known Bengali market where he peddles desiccated fish and prawns to make ends meet for $7 to $9 per day.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Plus: Does anyone really like nibbling desiccated gumdrops?
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
Oregon’s Lake Abert has repeatedly dried up, and biologists have found that when it’s desiccated, more phalaropes fly farther south to Mono Lake.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 22, 2025
Rishi’s own stomach felt like khishmish—a dry, desiccated, shriveled raisin.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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