- desiccate
- сушить; освобождать от влаги; высыхать; сохнуть
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desiccate
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Desiccate — Des ic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus, p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de + siccare to dry, siccus dry. See {Sack} wine.] To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desiccate — Des ic*cate, v. i. To become dry. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desiccate — 1570s (pp. adj. desicatt is attested from early 15c.), from L. desiccatus, pp. of desiccare to make very dry (see DESICCATION (Cf. desiccation)). Related: Desiccated; desiccating … Etymology dictionary
desiccate — vb *dry, dehydrate, parch, bake … New Dictionary of Synonyms
desiccate — [v] take moisture out of anhydrate, dehydrate, deplete, devitalize, divest, drain, dry, dry up, evaporate, exsiccate, parch, sear, shrivel, wither, wizen; concepts 137,250 Ant. moisten, moisturize, wet … New thesaurus
desiccate — ► VERB (usu. desiccated) ▪ remove the moisture from. DERIVATIVES desiccation noun. ORIGIN Latin desiccare make thoroughly dry … English terms dictionary
desiccate — [des′i kāt΄] vt. desiccated, desiccating [< L desiccatus, pp. of desiccare, to dry up completely < de , intens. + siccare, to dry < siccus, dry < IE base * seikw , to drip, pour out > OE seon, to trickle, sic, small stream] 1. to… … English World dictionary
Desiccate — To remove the moisture from a thing that normally contains moisture, such as a plant; to dry out completely; to preserve by drying. The process of desiccating a thing is called desiccation; an agent used to bring about desiccation is called a… … Medical dictionary
desiccate — verb ( cated; cating) 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 2. to preserve (a food) by drying … New Collegiate Dictionary
desiccate — v. [L. desiccare, to dry up] To dry up; a process of preserving … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
desiccate — desiccation, n. desiccative, adj. /des i kayt /, v., desiccated, desiccating. v.t. 1. to dry thoroughly; dry up. 2. to preserve (food) by removing moisture; dehydrate. v.i. 3. to become thoroughly dried or dried up. [1565 75; < L de … Universalium
