Desiccative

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

  Desiccative \De*sic"ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.]
     Drying; tending to dry. --Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An
     application for drying up secretions.
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