EXSICCATE


Meaning of EXSICCATE in English

— exsiccation , n. — exsiccative , adj. — exsiccator , n.

/ek"si kayt'/ , v. , exsiccated, exsiccating .

v.t.

1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.

2. to dry up, as moisture.

v.i.

3. to dry up.

[ 1375-1425; late ME exsiccatus dried up, ptp. of exsiccare, equiv. to ex- EX- 1 + siccare to dry, make dry; see -ATE 1 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .