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Definition of Overdrying
1. overdry [v] - See also: overdry
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overdrying
Literary usage of Overdrying
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cotton Ginners Handbook edited by W. S. Anthony, William D. Mayfield (1995)
""overdrying" is a vague and misused term. Cotton fiber dried to a low moisture level
... overdrying damage comes from two sources: getting fibers too hot, ..."
2. Seeding and Planting: A Manual for the Guidance of Forestry Students by James William Toumey (1916)
"Sphagnum moss is the best medium in which to pack the roots of plants in order
to prevent overdrying. It can be gathered in large quantities at low cost in ..."
3. The Prevention of epidemics and the construction and management of isolation by Roger McNeill (1895)
"Dr. Parsons classified the ways in which injury may occur to various articles,
into—(1) scorching, (2) overdrying, (3) fixing of stains, (4) melting of ..."
4. A Manual of Public Health by Alexander Wynter Blyth (1890)
"(2) overdrying, rendering things brittle. (3) Fixing of stains so that they will not
... overdrying can only occur of course when dry ; wetting when moist ..."
5. Modern Pulp and Paper Making: A Practical Treatise by George Strong Witham (1920)
"Another bad effect of overdrying lies in the fact that over- dried paper will
absorb moisture from the atmosphere and increase in weight so that if a sample ..."
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