siccative
Americanadjective
noun
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Etymology
Origin of siccative
1540–50; < Late Latin siccātīvus, equivalent to Latin siccāt ( us ) (past participle of siccāre to dry up; see sack 3, -ate 1) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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The ground may also advance or retard drying, because some pigments united by mixing or glazing, become either more or less siccative by their conjunction.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
It is an admirable dryer, and has much the same effect as litharge in rendering oils siccative.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
Unfortunately there is a decided scarcity of reliable literature dealing with the subject for the guidance of those concerned in the manufacture or application of siccative products.
From Paint Technology and Tests by Henry A. Gardner
The direct rays of the sun are powerfully active in rendering oils and colours siccative, and were probably resorted to before dryers were—not always wisely—added to oils, particularly in the warm climate of Italy.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
It is an excellent dryer in oil, and has often been used as a siccative with other colours, but it cannot safely be so employed except with the ochres, earths, and blacks in general.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Thomas Salter
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