desiccant

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English

Pronunciation

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Noun

desiccant (plural desiccants)

  1. A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.

Adjective

desiccant (comparative more desiccant, superlative most desiccant)

  1. Causing dryness.

Anagrams

Latin

Verb

(deprecated template usage) dēsiccant

  1. third-person plural present active indicative of dēsiccō
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