DESICCANT


Meaning of DESICCANT in English

/des"i keuhnt/ , adj.

1. desiccating or drying, as a medicine.

n.

2. a desiccant substance or agent.

[ 1670-80; desiccant-, s. of desiccans, prp. of desiccare to dry up. See DESICCATE, -ANT ]

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