desiccation
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Definition of desiccation
: the act or process of drying or desiccating something or the state of being or becoming dried up : removal or loss of moisture : thorough drying desiccation of soil This … led to the increasingly dry climate and eventual desiccation of all Central Asia and Tibet.— Frits Staal
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desiccation
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Medical Definition of desiccation
: the act or process of desiccating or the state of being or becoming desiccated especially : a complete or nearly complete deprivation of moisture (as by vaporization or by evaporation) or of water not chemically combined : dehydration from the long-wave diathermy machine two distinct currents are obtained which produce desiccation and electrocoagulation respectively — W. H. Schmidt
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