adj
Meaning 1
Causing dryness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
desiccant
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UK: /ˈdɛsɪkənt/
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noun
Meaning 2
A substance (such as calcium oxide or silica gel) that is used as a drying agent because of its high affinity for water.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: drying agent, drier, siccative
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: chemical agent
History
Etymology
From Latin dēsiccans, active present participle of dēsiccō, from dē- (“of; from, away from”) + siccō (“dry up”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Chinese Mandarin: 乾燥劑 /干燥剂 (gānzàojì) — drying agent
- French: absorbeur d'humidité — drying agent
- French: dessiccant — drying agent
- German: Trocknungsmittel — drying agent
- Japanese: 乾燥剤 (kansōzai) — drying agent
- Korean: 건조제 (geonjoje) — drying agent
- Polish: desykant — drying agent
- Spanish: desecante — drying agent