desiccation
The state or process of being desiccated
Other meanings
An act or occurrence of desiccating
Synonyms
- drying up
- evaporation
Related words
- cryodesiccation
- desiccome
- desiccational
- electrodesiccation
Word history
From Latin "desicco".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “desiccation” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.