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desiccate
▪ I. ˈdesiccate, ppl. a. arch. [ad. L. dēsiccāt-us dried up, pa. pple. of dēsiccāre: see next.] Desiccated, dried.c 1420 Pallad. on Husb. iv. 179 But daies thre this seede is goode bewette In mylk or meth, and after desiccate Sette hem; thai wol be swete. 1626 Bacon Sylva §842 Bodies desiccate, by H... Oxford English Dictionary
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desiccate
desiccate/ˈdesɪkeɪt; `dɛsəˌket/ v[Tn]remove all the moisture from (esp solid food) to preserve it 除去(尤指食物的)水分; 使脱水 desiccated fruit/coconut 水果[椰子]乾. 牛津英汉双解词典
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Albuca setosa
Sometimes they can desiccate in the summer when the flowers appear. The compact peduncle terminates in a lax raceme. wikipedia.org
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Albuca longipes
They often desiccate in the dry Spring and Summer when the flowers appear. It has white flowers with thick darker central lines. wikipedia.org
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desiccated
desiccated, ppl. a. (dɪˈsɪkeɪtɪd, ˈdɛsɪkeɪtɪd) [f. desiccate v. + -ed.] Deprived or freed of moisture; dried; (of food) dried for preservation.1677 Hale Prim. Orig. Man. ii. vii. 193 By elevation..from the Sea or some desiccated places thereof. 1847–8 H. Miller First Impr. xvii. (1857) 330 The livin... Oxford English Dictionary
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desiccator
desiccator (dɪˈsɪkətə(r), ˈdɛsɪkeɪtə(r)) [agent-n. in L. form from dēsiccāre to desiccate.] One who or that which desiccates or dries; a name given to a chemical apparatus used to dry substances which are decomposed by heat or by exposure to the air (= exsiccator); and, in later commercial use, to c... Oxford English Dictionary
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Cavaticovelia
Like other lava tube endemic arthropods in Hawaii, C. aaa requires nearly saturated humidity to survive and will desiccate and die if the local humidity wikipedia.org
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desiccatory
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. Oxford English Dictionary
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Grex (biology)
Cells forming the structural items, such as the stalk and shell, desiccate and die; only the spores in the fruiting body survive to propagate. wikipedia.org
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resiccate
† resiccate, v. Obs. rare—1. [f. L. type *resiccāt-, f. re- re- + siccāre to dry: cf. desiccate.] absol. To have a drying effect.1657 Tomlinson Renou's Disp. 338 It calefies moderately, resiccates manifestly, and is somewhat astrictive. So † resiˈccation, drying up. Obs. rare.1615 Crooke Body of Man... Oxford English Dictionary
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Rhyacionia duplana
Infested shoots desiccate and drop to the soil. Bush growth or even dying of the crown top may be the results of repeated strong infestations. wikipedia.org
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undesiccable
† undesiccable, a. (un-1 7 b; see desiccate v.)a 1425 tr. Arderne's Treat. Fistula, etc. 13 A fistule is noȝt ellez þan ane vlcus vndesiccable, and for it is vndesiccable, þerfore by consequens it is vncurable. Oxford English Dictionary
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Oratorio del Carminello, Palermo
The crypt below was used to desiccate cadavers. wikipedia.org
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desiccant
desiccant, a. and n. (dɪˈsɪkənt, ˈdɛsɪkənt) [ad. L. dēsiccānt-em, pr. pple. of dēsiccāre: see desiccate, and note there as to stress.] A. adj. Having the property of drying; serving to dry; esp. of a medicinal agent.1775 Ash, Desiccant, drying, drying up humours. 1875 H. C. Wood Therap. (1879) 39 Li... Oxford English Dictionary
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Anguina tritici
Eggs laid by the female develop and hatch as J2 within the seed gall where they desiccate and become dormant. wikipedia.org
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