exsiccated
1Exsiccated — Exsiccate Ex sic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T.… …
2exsiccated — v. dry; become dry …
3sodium — A metallic element, atomic no. 11, atomic wt. 22.989768; an alkali metal oxidizing readily in air or water; its salts are found in natural biologic systems and are extensively used in medicine and industry. The s. ion is the most plentiful… …
4Exsiccate — Ex sic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T. Browne.… …
5Exsiccating — Exsiccate Ex sic*cate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus, p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry, siccus dry.] To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. Sir T.… …
6exsiccate — exsiccation, n. exsiccative, adj. exsiccator, n. /ek si kayt /, v., exsiccated, exsiccating. v.t. 1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance. 2. to dry up, as moisture. v.i. 3. to dry up. [1375 1425; late ME < L exsic …
7Calcium — A mineral found mainly in the hard part of bones. Bones serve as a storage area for calcium. Calcium is added to bones by cells called osteoblasts. It is removed from bones by cells called osteoclasts. When children consume calcium, they absorb… …
8alum — A double sulfate of aluminum and of an alkaline earth element or ammonium; chemically, an a. is any one of the markedly astringent double salts formed by a combination of a sulfate of aluminum, iron, manga …
9exsiccate — SYN: desiccate. * * * ex·sic·cate ek si .kāt vt, cat·ed; cat·ing to remove moisture from: DRY <exsiccated magnesium sulfate> ex·sic·ca·tion .ek si kā shən n * * * ex·sic·cate (ekґsĭ kāt) desiccate …
10ferrous sulfate — SYN: iron sulfate. dried f. exsiccated iron sulfate; a hematinic. * * * ferrous sulfate n an astringent iron salt obtained usu. in the form of its pale green crystalline hydrate FeSO4·7H2O and used in medicine chiefly for treating iron deficiency …
