desiccation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: desiccation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for desiccation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
desiccation n dryness resulting from the removal of water [syn: dehydration, desiccation] the process of extracting moisture Synonym(s): dehydration, desiccation, drying up, evaporation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.] The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.