Desiccation – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
desiccation
n.
process of drying food, dehydration; removal of all moisture
Desiccation
Desiccation is the state of extreme dryness, or the process of extreme
drying. A
desiccant is a
hygroscopic (attracts and holds water) substance that induces or sustains such a state in its local vicinity in a moderately sealed container.
desiccation
Noun
1. dryness resulting from the removal of water
(synonym) dehydration
(hypernym) dryness, waterlessness, xerotes
(derivation) dehydrate, desiccate
2. the process of extracting moisture
(synonym) dehydration, drying up, evaporation
(hypernym) extraction
(hyponym) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation
(part-holonym) plastination
(derivation) dehydrate, desiccate
desiccation
n.
vysychání
Desiccation
(n.)
The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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