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Definition of Desiccation
1. Noun. Dryness resulting from the removal of water.
Generic synonyms: Dryness, Waterlessness, Xerotes
Derivative terms: Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Desiccate, Desiccate, Desiccate
2. Noun. The process of extracting moisture.
Generic synonyms: Extraction
Specialized synonyms: Freeze-drying, Lyophilisation, Lyophilization, Inspissation
Group relationships: Plastination
Derivative terms: Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Dehydrate, Desiccate, Desiccate, Evaporate
Definition of Desiccation
1. n. The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
Definition of Desiccation
1. Noun. The state or process of being desiccated ¹
2. Noun. An act or occurrence of desiccating ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Desiccation
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Desiccation
1. To dehydrate or remove water content. (27 Sep 1997)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desiccation
Literary usage of Desiccation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1918)
"FURTHER RESULTS IN desiccation AND RESPIRATION OF ECHINOCACTUS ESMOND R. LONG (WITH
ONE FIGURE) A description of the results of a series of ..."
2. Biological Bulletin by Marine Biological Laboratory (Woods Hole, Mass.) (1914)
"The ability of certain rotifers, 'tardigrades and nematode worms to withstand
periods of desiccation has been a subject of investigation for many biologists ..."
3. Experimental Morphology by Charles Benedict Davenport (1899)
"for resisting desiccation is seen in the gemmules of sponges, aiid Bryozoa, the
eggs of many animals, and the spores of many plants. ..."
4. Surgery, Its Principles and Practice by William Williams Keen (1913)
"Of the later electric methods which seem to have a tangible value are electric
desiccation, fulguration, and thermo-radiotherapy. desiccation. ..."
5. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1839)
"desiccation of the Umbilical Cord.—The desiccation of the umbilical cord and the
time ... But the desiccation generally begins on the first or second day, ..."
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