desiccating

Meaning

of Desiccate

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dehydration desiccation dehydrate drying desiccant desiccator parching shriveling shrivelling stanching

Antonyms

hydrate permeate clamminess

Phrases with the word

desiccating agent

Examples

These windstorms ordinarily last a day or so, cause much discomfort, and destroy crops by desiccating them. Source: Internet

In the Early Dynastic Period, however, they began using tombs for greater protection, and the body was insulated from the desiccating effect of the sand and was subject to natural decay. Source: Internet

It can be reduced by desiccating or baking the chamber, and removing absorbent materials. Source: Internet