desiccant

noun

des·​ic·​cant ˈde-si-kənt How to pronounce desiccant (audio)
: a drying agent (such as calcium chloride)

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Users then activate the agitation system in the Cuddy or throw some sawdust or alternative desiccant atop the feces in the Cuddy Lite to eliminate odor and dry the waste out for use as a composting material or for alternative disposal. New Atlas, 15 May 2025 It’s filled with desiccant beads using the same moisture-absorbing principles as those ubiquitous silica packages that are tucked into electronic boxes and food to keep the contents dry. Lisa Wood Shapiro, Wired News, 8 May 2025 Glyphosate is used widely as an integral part of raising crops including corn, soybeans and cotton genetically modified to resist its killer effect, and as a desiccant on potatoes, sugar beets, wheat and other crops just before harvest. John Klar, Baltimore Sun, 27 Apr. 2025 Placing a few silica gel desiccant packets in the storage containers can reduce humidity issues, too. 4. Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for desiccant

Word History

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of desiccant was in 1676

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“Desiccant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccant. Accessed 27 May. 2025.

Medical Definition

desiccant

1 of 2 adjective
des·​ic·​cant ˈdes-i-kənt How to pronounce desiccant (audio)
: tending to dry or desiccate

desiccant

2 of 2 noun
: a drying agent (as calcium chloride)
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