Desiccation Moderate

Origin: Latin suffix -tion

Desiccation has 3 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

dryness resulting from the removal of water

dehydration desiccation

the process of extracting moisture

dehydration desiccation drying up evaporation

The state or process of being desiccated

See Also

antidesiccant diquat dessication desiccations desiccant poikilohydric freezer burn anhydrobiosis

Related Terms

antidesiccant diquat dessication desiccations desiccant poikilohydric freezer burn anhydrobiosis desiccate hydrophilin desiccome dry limnoterrestrial desiccator

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

dryness extraction

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

freeze-drying inspissation

Rhyming Words

ion aion tion zion pion sion gion bion fion lion dion cion rion orion obion axion deion trion diion arion

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