siccative
Americanadjective
noun
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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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 Gardner, Henry A.
In oil it dries by acting as a siccative.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
In his researches, he discovered the use of linseed and nut oil, which he found most siccative.
From Anecdotes of Painters, Engravers, Sculptors and Architects, and Curiosities of Art, (Vol. 2 of 3) by Spooner, Shearjashub
It washes and works capitally in water, and dries quickly in oil, in which it is employed as a siccative.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
"A peculiar kind of Venetian glass," says Mr Eastlake, "used, when pulverised, as a dryer, contained a considerable portion of lead; and if it acted chemically, may have derived its siccative quality from that ingredient."
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, No. 383, September 1847 by Various
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