NOUN | state | dehydration, desiccation | dryness resulting from the removal of water |
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state | dehydration | depletion of bodily fluids | |
process | dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation | the process of extracting moisture |
Sounds | diy.hhaydrey'shahn | |
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Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... |
Meaning | dryness resulting from the removal of water. | |
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Synonym | desiccation | |
Broader | dryness, waterlessness, xerotes | The condition of not containing or being covered by a liquid / liquid (especially water) |
Spanish | desecación, deshidratación | |
Catalan | deshidratació | |
Verbs | dehydrate | lose water or moisture |
dehydrate | remove water from | |
dehydrate | preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from |
Meaning | depletion of bodily fluids. | |
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Broader | thirst, thirstiness | A physiological need to drink |
Spanish | deshidratación | |
Verbs | dehydrate | lose water or moisture |
dehydrate | remove water from |
Meaning | The process of extracting moisture. | |
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Synonyms | desiccation, drying up, evaporation | |
Part of | plastination | A process involving fixation and dehydration and forced impregnation and hardening of biological tissues |
Narrower | freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation | A method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure |
inspissation | The process of thickening by dehydration | |
Broader | extraction | The process of obtaining something from a mixture or compound by chemical or physical or mechanical means |
Spanish | desecación, deshidratación | |
Catalan | deshidratació, dessecació | |
Verbs | dehydrate | lose water or moisture |
dehydrate | remove water from | |
dehydrate | preserve by removing all water and liquids / liquids from |
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