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desiccateOne entry found. Main Entry: des·ic·cate Pronunciation: \ˈde-si-ˌkāt\ Function: verb Inflected Form(s): des·ic·cat·ed; des·ic·cat·ing Etymology: Latin desiccatus, past participle of desiccare to dry up, from de- + siccare to dry, from siccus dry — more at sack Date: 1575 transitive verb 1 : to dry up — des·ic·ca·tion \ˌde-si-ˈkā-shən\ noun — de·sic·ca·tive \ˈde-si-ˌkā-tiv\ adjective — des·ic·ca·tor \ˈde-si-ˌkā-tər\ noun
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