Desiccation

2 definitions found

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

  Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.]
     The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  desiccation
       n 1: dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: {dehydration}]
       2: the process of extracting moisture [syn: {dehydration}, {drying
          up}, {evaporation}]