Desiccated

2 definitions found

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

  Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
     {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus,
     p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus
     dry. See {Sack} wine.]
     To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by
     drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.


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           Bodies desiccated by heat or age.        --Bacon.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  desiccated
       adj 1: thoroughly dried out; "old boxes of desiccated Cuban
              cigars"; "dried-out boards beginning to split" [syn: {dried-out}]
       2: preserved by removing natural moisture; "dried beef"; "dried
          fruit"; "dehydrated eggs"; "shredded and desiccated
          coconut meat" [syn: {dried}, {dehydrated}]
       3: lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; "a technically perfect
          but arid performance of the sonata"; "a desiccate
          romance"; "a prissy and emotionless creature...settles
          into a mold of desiccated snobbery"-C.J.Rolo [syn: {arid},
           {desiccate}]