HyperDic: exsiccate

English > 1 sense of the word exsiccate:
VERBchangeexsiccate, dehydrate, dry up, desiccatelose water or moisture
English > exsiccate: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningLose water or moisture.
PatternSomething ----s; Somebody ----s
Synonymsdehydrate, dry up, desiccate
Entailed byfreeze-drypreserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum
Broaderdry, dry outRemove the moisture from and make dry
OppositehydrateCause to be hydrated
Spanishdesecarse, desecar, deshidratarse, deshidratar
Catalandeshidratar-se, dessecar-se

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