Desiccant

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Desiccant \De*sic"cant\, a. [L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare.
     See {Desiccate}.]
     Drying; desiccative. -- n. (Med.) A medicine or application
     for drying up a sore. --Wiseman.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  desiccant
       n : a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide
           absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) [syn: {drying
           agent}, {drier}, {sicative}]