Examples of desiccant in a Sentence
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The liquid salt desiccant then runs through a heat pump system to be recharged.
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Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2023
The problem is a lack of a desiccant or chemical drying agent that would otherwise prevent the ammonium nitrate propellant from taking on moisture due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023
Submerge your phone in a desiccant—a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2022
In the absorber units the desiccant is sprinkled through a mesh to increase the surface area as air is drawn over it by a fan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2023
Salt acts as a desiccant, pulling water from meat fibers.
—Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
This minimizes humidity getting into the medicine bottle and also removes the risk of swallowing the desiccant by mistake.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
Killgrove said chestnut oaks contain tannin, a natural desiccant, a type of drying agent.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2016
Step #3: Use a Desiccant Now, here's the most important part: submerge your phone in a desiccant, or a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water.
—Joel Johnson, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2021
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Lauren Leffer, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2023
The problem is a lack of a desiccant or chemical drying agent that would otherwise prevent the ammonium nitrate propellant from taking on moisture due to long-term exposure to heat and humidity.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 4 May 2023
Submerge your phone in a desiccant—a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water.
—Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 1 Apr. 2022
In the absorber units the desiccant is sprinkled through a mesh to increase the surface area as air is drawn over it by a fan.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2023
Salt acts as a desiccant, pulling water from meat fibers.
—Jeffrey Gardner, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2022
This minimizes humidity getting into the medicine bottle and also removes the risk of swallowing the desiccant by mistake.
—Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 1 Apr. 2022
Killgrove said chestnut oaks contain tannin, a natural desiccant, a type of drying agent.
—Chiara Vercellone, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2016
Step #3: Use a Desiccant Now, here's the most important part: submerge your phone in a desiccant, or a substance that will induce dryness by absorbing water.
—Joel Johnson, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2021
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First Known Use
1676, in the meaning defined above
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“Desiccant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/desiccant. Accessed 29 Sep. 2023.
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Medical Definition
desiccant
1 of 2 adjective
des·ic·cant
ˈdes-i-kənt 
: tending to dry or desiccate
desiccant
2 of 2 noun
: a drying agent (as calcium chloride)
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