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desiccate

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Verb

  1. To remove moisture from; to dry; (sometimes) to dry to an extreme degree.
  2. To preserve by drying.
  3. To become dry; to dry up.

Adjective

  1. Having had moisture removed; dehydrated, desiccated.

Noun

  1. A substance which has been desiccated, that is, had its moisture removed.

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