exsiccate

[ ek-si-keyt ]

verb (used with object)

, ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.

1. to dry or remove the moisture from, as a substance.
2. to dry up, as moisture.

verb (used without object)

, ex·sic·cat·ed, ex·sic·cat·ing.

1. to dry up.

exsiccate

/ ˈɛksɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to dry up; desiccate

Derived Forms

• ˌexsicˈcation, noun
• ˈexsiccative, adjective
• ˈexsicˌcator, noun

Other Words From

• exsic·cation noun
• exsic·cative adjective
• exsic·cator noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsiccate¹

1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin exsiccātus dried up, past participle of exsiccāre to dry up, equivalent to ex- ex- ¹ + siccāre to dry, make dry; -ate ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of exsiccate¹

C15: from Latin exsiccāre, from siccus dry

Example Sentences

With this simple introduction I now avow myself the originator and patentee of exsiccated ammonia alum baking powder.

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A useful dusting-powder is one consisting of calamine and 5 per cent. salicylic acid; the exsiccated sulphate of iron, in the form of a powder, may be employed in cases which resist this treatment.

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Equal parts of boric acid and exsiccated alum constitute a suitable combination for the treatment of these cases, and this powder should be liberally employed.

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The fresh root, wounded early in the spring, yields and odorous yellow juice, which slowly exsiccated proves an elegant gummy resin, very rich in the virtues of the Angelica.

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The use of exsiccated ammonia alum has been declared unhealthful by the advocates of other baking powders, and every manufacturer using it has been held up for public reprobation.

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