desiccatory, a.
(dɪˈsɪkətərɪ)
[f. as desiccate v. + -ory.]
Desiccative.
| c 1800 Travels of Anacharsis II. 467 (L.) Pork is desiccatory, but it strengthens and passes easily. 1892 Athenæum 30 Jan. 145/2 Beneath the desiccatory influences to which Central Asia has been subject for centuries. |