desiccant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: desiccant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desiccant n a substance that promotes drying (e.g., calcium oxide absorbs water and is used to remove moisture) Synonym(s): desiccant, drying agent, drier, siccative
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.