Origin: Latin suffix -tion
Dehydration has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
dryness resulting from the removal of water
"The severe dehydration caused by the drying heatwave turned the usually lush garden into cracked, barren earth."
depletion of bodily fluids
"After hiking in the desert without drinking water, she suffered severe dehydration and felt dizzy from the depletion of her bodily fluids."
the process of extracting moisture
"The ancient method for preserving fruit relied on dehydration to extract all the moisture before sealing it in jars."
The act or process of removing water from something.
"The ancient mummy was created through a careful dehydration process that removed all moisture from the body to preserve it for eternity."